Music, books and theatre in eighteenth-century Exton : a context for Handel's 'Comus'

Music, books and theatre in eighteenth-century Exton : a context for Handel's 'Comus' /

"This book establishes the cultural background to the productions of Milton's Comus that were staged in the 1740s by Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough, at Exton Hall, his country seat in the East Midlands of England. The author reveals that Handel's visit in 1745 occurred in a ri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timms, Colin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Series:Royal Musical Association monographs no. 41.
Subjects:
Gainsborough, Baptist Noel, > Earl of, > 1708-1751
Handel, George Frideric, > 1685-1759. > There in blissful shades and bow'rs
Milton, John, > 1608-1674. > Comus
Comus (Milton, John)
1700-1799
Masques with music > 18th century > History and criticism.
Music patronage > England > Rutland > History > 18th century.
Masques avec musique > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Musique > Mécénat > Angleterre > Rutland > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Masques with music
Music patronage
Exton Hall (Rutland, England)
England > Rutland
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

University of Minnesota

Holdings details from University of Minnesota
Call Number: ML1731.7.R87 T45 2024

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