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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, Percy M. (Percy Marshall), 1912-2004
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : New York : J.M. Dent ; E.P. Dutton, 1947.
Series:	Master musicians series
Subjects:	Handel, George Frideric, > 1685-1759. Composers > Germany > Biography. Composers. Germany. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
I. Birth and apprenticeship
II. "Il caro Sassone'
III. English patronage
IV. 'An act for naturalisating'
V. English or Italian?
VI. The transition
VII. 'Sacred grand oratorio'
VIII. Tellus superata
IX. Style
X. The orchestra
XI. Chamber music
XII. Characterization
XIII. 'Tonmalerei'
XIV. The oratorios
XV. A miscellany
XVI. L'envoi
A. Calendar
B. Catalogue of works
C. Personalia
D. Bibliography
E. Handel's finances
F. The problem of plagiarism.