Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: A too close attachment

Richard Wistreich

Handel: Memoirs 5

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The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1 No. 11, The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

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The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1 No. 20, He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

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The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 2 No. 36, The Lord Gave the Word (Chorus) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: Before we enter on the examinations

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: Music is founded on established rules

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: The rules are derived from experience

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: The former of these

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: Such passages

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: Hence too we may conclude

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: As tste implies a natural sensibility

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Memoirs: Observations on the works: Art is here not only useless, but dangerous

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Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: What gives me the fuller assurance

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Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: The Taste in Music

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Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: Handel formed his Taste upon that of his countrymen

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Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: When we consider two kinds of Music

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Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: Thus he takes in all the prejudicated part

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Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: This appeares from particular instances

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Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: The Old Music, such as it was at the time of Palestrina

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Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: It happened, as it naturally must

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Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: For their instrumental parts

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Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: The one is, that they have little time for composing

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Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: Almost every composer of genius in Italy

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Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: This in some degree

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Memoirs: Interaction between Handel and the italians: From all that has been said

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Memoirs: Interaction between Handel and the italians: And as some proof of Handel's influence in Italy

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: But in order to make a right judgement

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: The concertos of Tartini

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: Rousseau has developed this matter wonderfully

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: His uncommon strenght in the instrumental way

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: It may also be added

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: Yet in many others all parts are so nicely adjusted

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Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: The best Painter would be blamed

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Memoirs: Uneven success in Handel: To speak the plain truth

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Memoirs: Uneven success in Handel: A gentleman whom he had desired

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Memoirs: Uneven success in Handel "Un disprezzato affetto"

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Memoirs: Tartini as example of vocal writing for instruments: Here too we will see

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Memoirs: Tartini as example of vocal writing for instruments: After all the vocal species

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Memoirs: Tartini as example of vocal writing for instruments: As most difficult passages

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Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: And here I just may take notice

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Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: A too close attachment

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Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: The English tongue

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Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: If it abounds with noble images

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Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: In his Chorusses he is without a rival

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Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: It is true that in the admirable epistle

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Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: But there are many reasons

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Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: It is however no way improbable

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Memoirs: Effects of Handel's oratorio style, Messiah: As his Oratorios

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Memoirs: Effects of Handel's oratorio style, Messiah: After these vast efforts of genius

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Memoirs: Effects of Handel's oratorio style, Messiah: This is probably owing to that grandeur of conception

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Memoirs: Particular effect of recitative in expressing religion and humanity: His excellence in another branch of vocal Music

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: The Duettos and Terzettos were made at different times

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: The author hat only himself to please

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: It was not to be disembled

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: The Duetto beginning Amiravi mio sono intento

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: Among the Trios "Quando non ho più core"

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: Though the Duettos and Trios in his Operas and Oratorios

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Memoirs: Duets, trios and Acis and Galatea: The Cantatas now remaining

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Memoirs: Qualities of instrumental music: In his Music for Instruments

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Memoirs: Qualities of instrumental music: Tho' no man ever introduced such a number of instruments

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Memoirs: Keyboard music: Harpsichord Lessons

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Memoirs: Keyboard music: Indeed there seems to be more work in that

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Memoirs: Place and significance of religion and humanity in Handel's works

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Memoirs: Exemplary character of Handel's works: The hopes of rendering some service to Music

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Memoirs: Exemplary character of Handel's works: At all events

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Memoirs: Exemplary character of Handel's works: Our most fashonable Music

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Handel - Memoirs 5 - 63 - Exemplary character of Handel's works Such a decay

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The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 2 No. 28, He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him (Chorus) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

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The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1 No. 17, Glory to God In the Highest (Chorus) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

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The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 2 No. 43, Hallelujah! (Chorus) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

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Handel: Memoirs 5

Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: A too close attachment