Handel's Great Oratorio: Messiah [digital video]

Title:

Series:

Great courses (Streaming video)

Publication Date:

2015

2016

Publication Information:

The Great Courses, 2015.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

In the first of two lectures on Handel's Messiah, study the genre of oratorio, and see how Handel adapted it for his own purposes. Investigate the lives and partnership of Handel and Charles Jennens (the Messiah's librettist), and discover some of the glorious music from this most beloved of oratorios..

General Note:

Title from title frames.

Film

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Music.

Religion.

Genre:

Educational films.

Language:

English