MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Oratorio, Monarchy Of The United Kingdom, Recitative
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Tuesday, april 13, 1742, dublin: george frideric handel"s messiah. Introduction: the genre of the oratorio, dramatic work on a religious subject with stylistic affinities to opera. The british monarchy disliked opera because women were on stage; and also makeup and subjects were unseemly for a church- y time. Germany, france, italy, in all languages: england in particular, there is a great vogue for operas in italian (not so fond of. French haha: in england, operas were a great status symbol and great social event. The setting: george frideric handel (1685-1759, german composer, born in halle. Fri. nov. 14, 2014: traveled to italy in 1707 and remained for three yrs, absorbing the italian style, worked as music director to the elector of hanover, who later became. Realized that george appreciated his music and followed him around basically: lived and worked in london beginning in 1712. Spent the rest of his life in england.
