Authors: Jonathan Keates
Handel (65 page)
90.  Â
Duke of Chandos
C.H. & M Baker:
Life and Circumstances of James Brydges, First Duke of Chandos
, Joan Johnson:
Excellent Cassandra
Duke of Chandos
C.H. & M Baker:
Life and Circumstances of James Brydges, First Duke of Chandos
, Joan Johnson:
Excellent Cassandra
91Â Â Â
Cannons anthems
Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 144â66
Cannons anthems
Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 144â66
92Â Â Â
âAs pants the hart'
ibid pp. 56â74, 148â154, 187â216
âAs pants the hart'
ibid pp. 56â74, 148â154, 187â216
95Â Â Â
Il Totila
Vitige's âDel mio amor' is the possible source. See Garland Series reprint, New York, 1978
Il Totila
Vitige's âDel mio amor' is the possible source. See Garland Series reprint, New York, 1978
96Â Â Â
Esther
see Howard E. Smither:
A History of the Oratorio
vol. 2 p. 189
Esther
see Howard E. Smither:
A History of the Oratorio
vol. 2 p. 189
5 A Nest of Nightingales
99Â Â Â
Royal Academy of Music
Elizabeth Gibson:
The Royal Academy of Music
, J.Merrill Knapp: âHandel, the Royal Academy of Music and its first opera season in London',
Musical Quarterly
(April, 1959) Judith Milhous & Robert D.Hume: âNew Light on Handel and the Royal Academy of Music', âThe Charter for the Royal Academy of Music'.
Royal Academy of Music
Elizabeth Gibson:
The Royal Academy of Music
, J.Merrill Knapp: âHandel, the Royal Academy of Music and its first opera season in London',
Musical Quarterly
(April, 1959) Judith Milhous & Robert D.Hume: âNew Light on Handel and the Royal Academy of Music', âThe Charter for the Royal Academy of Music'.
101Â Â
Handel to Michaelsen
Deutsch p. 84â86
Handel to Michaelsen
Deutsch p. 84â86
Handel to Mattheson
ibid pp. 86â89
ibid pp. 86â89
102Â Â Â
Zambeccari on Senesino
Angus Heriot:
The Castrati in Opera
p. 91
Zambeccari on Senesino
Angus Heriot:
The Castrati in Opera
p. 91
Handel's Dresden visit
Johannes Gress: âHandel in Dresden'
Johannes Gress: âHandel in Dresden'
103Â Â Â
Flemming's letter
Deutsch pp. 95â96
Flemming's letter
Deutsch pp. 95â96
104Â Â Â
Rolli and Haym
George E. Dorris:
Paolo Rolli and the Italian Circle in London
. No complete modern edition exists of Rolli's poetical works. On Haym see Lowell Lindgren: âThe Accomplishments of the Learned and Ingenious Nicola Francesco Haym'.
Rolli and Haym
George E. Dorris:
Paolo Rolli and the Italian Circle in London
. No complete modern edition exists of Rolli's poetical works. On Haym see Lowell Lindgren: âThe Accomplishments of the Learned and Ingenious Nicola Francesco Haym'.
106Â Â Â
Rolli on libretto writing
Marziale in Albion, Florence, 1776, epigram XLVII
Rolli on libretto writing
Marziale in Albion, Florence, 1776, epigram XLVII
109Â Â Â
The secret . . . is to present
Stefano Arteaga:
Le Rivoluzioni del Teatro Musicale Italiano
, second edn., Venice, 1785, vol. 1 p. 184
The secret . . . is to present
Stefano Arteaga:
Le Rivoluzioni del Teatro Musicale Italiano
, second edn., Venice, 1785, vol. 1 p. 184
111Â Â Â
In so splendid and fashionable
Mainwaring p. 98
In so splendid and fashionable
Mainwaring p. 98
Burney on âOmbra Cara'
General History of Music
op. cit. p. 702
General History of Music
op. cit. p. 702
112. Â
Re-written âRadamisto'
See Winton Dean & J. Merrill Knapp:
Handel's Operas 1704
â
1726
pp. 341â4 for full account of this version.
Re-written âRadamisto'
See Winton Dean & J. Merrill Knapp:
Handel's Operas 1704
â
1726
pp. 341â4 for full account of this version.
Riva to Steffani
Colin Timms: âMusic and Musicians in the Letters of Giuseppe Riva to Agostino Steffani',
M & L
79, 1998
Colin Timms: âMusic and Musicians in the Letters of Giuseppe Riva to Agostino Steffani',
M & L
79, 1998
114Â Â Â
In two words
ibid p. 30
In two words
ibid p. 30
118. Â
Some things have happened
Dean & Knapp:
Handel's Operas 1704
â
1726
p.389
Some things have happened
Dean & Knapp:
Handel's Operas 1704
â
1726
p.389
119Â Â Â
Gaetano Berenstadt
Lowell Lindgren: âLa carriera di Gaetano Berenstadt'
Gaetano Berenstadt
Lowell Lindgren: âLa carriera di Gaetano Berenstadt'
120Â Â Â
Burney on Cuzzoni
Burney op. cit. pp. 736, 745
Burney on Cuzzoni
Burney op. cit. pp. 736, 745
121Â Â Â
Seigniora Cutzoni
Deutsch p.139
Seigniora Cutzoni
Deutsch p.139
122Â Â Â
A nest of nightingales
Burney op. cit. p. 721
A nest of nightingales
Burney op. cit. p. 721
Disturbance from that part of the house
Deutsch p. 148
Deutsch p. 148
As for the reigning Amusement
ibid. p. 149
ibid. p. 149
123Â Â Â
The passages in this
Burney op. cit. p. 722
The passages in this
Burney op. cit. p. 722
âOttone'
For a different view of the opera see Dean & Knapp op. cit chapter 20
For a different view of the opera see Dean & Knapp op. cit chapter 20
124Â Â Â
Robinson to Riva
quoted in Giuseppe Bertoni: âGiuseppe Riva e l'Opera italiana a Londra'
Robinson to Riva
quoted in Giuseppe Bertoni: âGiuseppe Riva e l'Opera italiana a Londra'
125Â Â Â
Attilio Ariosti
Lowell Lindgren: âAriosti's London Years'
Attilio Ariosti
Lowell Lindgren: âAriosti's London Years'
126Â Â Â
Vanbrugh to Tonson
see Sir John Vanbrugh:
Complete Works
vol.4, London, 1928
Vanbrugh to Tonson
see Sir John Vanbrugh:
Complete Works
vol.4, London, 1928
128Â Â Â
Handel's house
Inventory in Deutsch p. 829
Handel's house
Inventory in Deutsch p. 829
129Â Â Â
I have been obliged
Deutsch pp. 117â8
I have been obliged
Deutsch pp. 117â8
6 Discords in the State
134Â Â Â
But let old charmers
Full text in Alexander Pope:
Minor Poems
ed. Alt & Butt, London, Methuen, 1954
But let old charmers
Full text in Alexander Pope:
Minor Poems
ed. Alt & Butt, London, Methuen, 1954
136Â Â Â
A Session of Musicians
Full text in Deutsch pp. 163â70
A Session of Musicians
Full text in Deutsch pp. 163â70
140Â Â Â
You know my ear
Deutsch pp. 174â5
You know my ear
Deutsch pp. 174â5
141Â Â Â
And to render the Work
ibid p.175
And to render the Work
ibid p.175
143Â Â Â
Mrs Sandoni
ibid p. 185
Mrs Sandoni
ibid p. 185
As we delight
ibid p. 151
ibid p. 151
144Â Â Â
Quantz on Faustina
Burney op. cit. p. 745
Quantz on Faustina
Burney op. cit. p. 745
145Â Â Â
Elpidia
Reinhard Strohm: âHandels Pasticci'
Elpidia
Reinhard Strohm: âHandels Pasticci'
149Â Â Â
so far forgot himself
Horace Walpole quoted in Dean:
Handel's Operas
1726
â
174
1 p. 24
so far forgot himself
Horace Walpole quoted in Dean:
Handel's Operas
1726
â
174
1 p. 24
150Â Â Â
While Senesino
Deutsch p. 198
While Senesino
Deutsch p. 198
153Â Â Â
Handel's naturalization
ibid pp. 202â3, Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 253â4
Handel's naturalization
ibid pp. 202â3, Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 253â4
154Â Â Â
At
Leicester Fields
Deutsch p. 206
At
Leicester Fields
Deutsch p. 206
She was in such concern
ibid. p. 207
ibid. p. 207
155Â Â Â
On Tuesday night
ibid. p. 210
On Tuesday night
ibid. p. 210
156Â Â Â
The Contre-Temps
partially quoted in Deutsch p. 212
The Contre-Temps
partially quoted in Deutsch p. 212
157Â Â Â
Coronation of King George II
Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 255â281
Coronation of King George II
Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 255â281
161Â Â Â
I doubt operas will not survive
Deutsch p. 218
I doubt operas will not survive
Deutsch p. 218
164Â Â Â
Every family has its Medarse
G.U. Pagani Cesa:
Discorso sopra il Siroe
Nice, 1785
Every family has its Medarse
G.U. Pagani Cesa:
Discorso sopra il Siroe
Nice, 1785
166Â Â Â
Fougeroux
âA French Traveller's View of Handel's Operas'
Fougeroux
âA French Traveller's View of Handel's Operas'
7 Airs of a Modern Cast
169Â Â Â
So smooth and free from wrinkles
Burney op.cit. p. 765
So smooth and free from wrinkles
Burney op.cit. p. 765
170Â Â Â
We agreed to prosecute
Deutsch p. 234
We agreed to prosecute
Deutsch p. 234
171Â Â Â
Handel and Farinelli
Colonel E. Burges, English Resident in Venice, to the Duke of Newcastle, 9/20 January 1730, quoted in Elizabeth Gibson: Royal Academy of Music pp. 282â283
Handel and Farinelli
Colonel E. Burges, English Resident in Venice, to the Duke of Newcastle, 9/20 January 1730, quoted in Elizabeth Gibson: Royal Academy of Music pp. 282â283
Rolli to Senesino
Deutsch pp. 236â238
Deutsch pp. 236â238
172Â Â Â
Zambeccari
Heriot op. cit. pp. 89â90
Zambeccari
Heriot op. cit. pp. 89â90
173Â Â Â
Taken in the lump
Gibson: Royal Academy op. cit. p. 284
Taken in the lump
Gibson: Royal Academy op. cit. p. 284
174Â Â Â
We hear the Operas
Deutsch p. 247
We hear the Operas
Deutsch p. 247
The opera really is
ibid. p. 249
ibid. p. 249
176Â Â Â
Strada vs. Merighi
ibid. p. 248
Strada vs. Merighi
ibid. p. 248
177Â Â Â
Swiney on âPartenope'
Swiney to Richmond, 13 August, 1726, in Gibson: Royal Academy op. cit. pp. 369â70
Swiney on âPartenope'
Swiney to Richmond, 13 August, 1726, in Gibson: Royal Academy op. cit. pp. 369â70
178Â Â Â
Operas are dying
ibid. p. 254
Operas are dying
ibid. p. 254
180Â Â Â
Death of Handel's mother
ibid. p. 263
Death of Handel's mother
ibid. p. 263
186Â Â Â
âEsther' revival
Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 288â299
âEsther' revival
Burrows:
Chapel Royal
op. cit. pp. 288â299
188Â Â Â
1732 âAcis and Galatea'
Deutsch p. 293
1732 âAcis and Galatea'
Deutsch p. 293
189Â Â Â
Ein gar besonders mischmasch
phrase is from Fr.W. Marpurg:
Historisch-Kritsche Beyträge zur Aufnahmen der Musik LV,
Berlin, 1754
Ein gar besonders mischmasch
phrase is from Fr.W. Marpurg:
Historisch-Kritsche Beyträge zur Aufnahmen der Musik LV,
Berlin, 1754
190Â Â Â
I am just come
ibid p. 296
I am just come
ibid p. 296
No more shall Italy
ibid. p. 297
ibid. p. 297
192Â Â Â
âOrlando' libretto
Dean:
Handel's Operas 1726
â
1741
p. 234
âOrlando' libretto
Dean:
Handel's Operas 1726
â
1741
p. 234
194Â Â Â
I never in my life
ibid. p. 252
I never in my life
ibid. p. 252
Heidegger management
Judith Milhous & Robert D. Hume: âHandel's Opera Finances in 1732â3'
Judith Milhous & Robert D. Hume: âHandel's Opera Finances in 1732â3'
8 Music, Ladies and Learning
195Â Â Â
Chapter title
taken from letter of recommendation by the Duke of Chandos to a nephew at Oxford â âMusic, ladies and learning are each entertainments which cannot fail to gratify the passions of one who has so good a taste.' Deutsch p. 318
Chapter title
taken from letter of recommendation by the Duke of Chandos to a nephew at Oxford â âMusic, ladies and learning are each entertainments which cannot fail to gratify the passions of one who has so good a taste.' Deutsch p. 318
196Â Â Â
Delawarr to Richmond
ibid. p. 303
Delawarr to Richmond
ibid. p. 303
198Â Â Â
âCraftsman' letter
ibid. pp. 310â12
âCraftsman' letter
ibid. pp. 310â12
199Â Â Â
âtis excessive noisy'
ibid. pp. 309â10
âtis excessive noisy'
ibid. pp. 309â10
200Â Â Â
Nicola Porpora
see Michael F. Robinson: âPorpora's Operas for London',
Soundings
2, 1971â2
Nicola Porpora
see Michael F. Robinson: âPorpora's Operas for London',
Soundings
2, 1971â2
201Â Â Â
Almost all our Houses
The Oxford Act AD 1733
, London, 1734
Almost all our Houses
The Oxford Act AD 1733
, London, 1734
202Â Â Â
Thomas Hearne
Deutsch pp. 319â20
Thomas Hearne
Deutsch pp. 319â20
Musica sacra Dramatica
ibid. pp. 320â21
ibid. pp. 320â21
206Â Â Â
Le Pour et le Contre
ibid. pp. 333â34
Le Pour et le Contre
ibid. pp. 333â34
Ballad opera
The Oxford Act
,
a new ballad opera
, London, 1733
The Oxford Act
,
a new ballad opera
, London, 1733
207Â Â Â
It's not just a story
Deutsch p. 341
It's not just a story
Deutsch p. 341
I am just come home
ibid. p. 336
ibid. p. 336
209Â Â Â
The King and Queen
ibid. p. 380
The King and Queen
ibid. p. 380
210Â Â Â
Amongst other publick Diversions
ibid. p. 359
Amongst other publick Diversions
ibid. p. 359
211Â Â Â
Mrs Pendarves's party
ibid. p. 363
Mrs Pendarves's party
ibid. p. 363
212Â Â Â
Handel's 1720 copyright privilege
ibid. p. 105
Handel's 1720 copyright privilege
ibid. p. 105
214Â Â Â
Marie Sallé
Emile Dacier:
Marie Salle 1707â1756, d'apres des documents
inedits,
Paris, 1909
Marie Sallé
Emile Dacier:
Marie Salle 1707â1756, d'apres des documents
inedits,
Paris, 1909
217Â Â Â
Mrs Pendarves on âAlcina'
Deutsch p. 385
Mrs Pendarves on âAlcina'
Deutsch p. 385
9 The Fate of Harmony
220Â Â Â
A man of the vastest genius
Deutsch p.277
A man of the vastest genius
Deutsch p.277
Or she improves
ibid. pp. 388â89
ibid. pp. 388â89
221Â Â Â
Yawning four hours
ibid. pp. 395â96
Yawning four hours
ibid. pp. 395â96
224Â Â Â
Newburgh Hamilton's preface
ibid. p. 399 See also Ruth Loewenthal
Newburgh Hamilton's preface
ibid. p. 399 See also Ruth Loewenthal
[later Ruth Smith] âNewburgh Hamilton'
MT
November 1971
MT
November 1971
âAlexander's Feast' concerto
see article by Basil Lam in Gerald Abraham:
Handel, A Symposium
see article by Basil Lam in Gerald Abraham:
Handel, A Symposium
225Â Â Â
London Daily Post
Deutsch pp. 399â400
London Daily Post
Deutsch pp. 399â400
226Â Â Â
Over the altar
ibid. p. 405
Over the altar
ibid. p. 405
The Fore-part of the Scene
ibid. p. 407
ibid. p. 407
227Â Â Â
Handel never till now
Burney op. cit. p. 802
Handel never till now
Burney op. cit. p. 802
228Â Â Â
Gray to Walpole
Deutsch p. 410
Gray to Walpole
Deutsch p. 410
229Â Â Â
The two opera houses
ibid. pp. 408â409
The two opera houses
ibid. pp. 408â409
230Â Â Â
Strada that sings better
ibid. p. 418
Strada that sings better
ibid. p. 418
231Â Â Â
Portmanteau lines
e.g. Bertarido's Act III invocation in
Rodelinda
to âSposa, figlio, sorella, amici'.
Portmanteau lines
e.g. Bertarido's Act III invocation in
Rodelinda
to âSposa, figlio, sorella, amici'.
232Â Â Â
Music is certainly a pleasure
Deutsch p. 428
Music is certainly a pleasure
Deutsch p. 428
James Harris to Shaftesbury
ibid. p. 433
ibid. p. 433
236. Â
Great fatigue and disappointment
ibid. pp. 846â47
Great fatigue and disappointment
ibid. pp. 846â47
When ye Fate of Harmony
ibid. p. 433
ibid. p. 433
237Â Â Â
Handel's illnesses
On this topic in general, see Stefan Evers: âZur Pathographie Handels', William A. Frosch: âHandel's Illness of 1737', David Hunter: âMiraculous Recovery ? Handel's Illnesses, the Narrative Tradition of Heroic Strength and the Oratorio Turn', Milo Keynes: âHandel and his Illnesses'.
Baths of Aachen
see Carl Ludwig von Poellnitz:
The Amusements of Aix-la-Chapelle
, 2 vols. London, 1748
Handel's illnesses
On this topic in general, see Stefan Evers: âZur Pathographie Handels', William A. Frosch: âHandel's Illness of 1737', David Hunter: âMiraculous Recovery ? Handel's Illnesses, the Narrative Tradition of Heroic Strength and the Oratorio Turn', Milo Keynes: âHandel and his Illnesses'.
Baths of Aachen
see Carl Ludwig von Poellnitz:
The Amusements of Aix-la-Chapelle
, 2 vols. London, 1748
239Â Â Â
Queen Caroline's funeral
Full account in
The ceremonial Proceeding to a Private Interrment of Her Late Most Excellent Majesty Queen Caroline
, London, 1737. The British Library's copy attaches the relevant elegies.
Queen Caroline's funeral
Full account in
The ceremonial Proceeding to a Private Interrment of Her Late Most Excellent Majesty Queen Caroline
, London, 1737. The British Library's copy attaches the relevant elegies.
240Â Â Â
From the warlike Thames
Rolli's ode to Teodoli is included in
Marziale in Albion
op. cit.
The Solemnity of the Queen's Funeral
Deutsch p. 443
From the warlike Thames
Rolli's ode to Teodoli is included in
Marziale in Albion
op. cit.
The Solemnity of the Queen's Funeral
Deutsch p. 443
242Â Â Â
German chorales in the Funeral Anthem
see John H. Roberts: âGerman Chorales in Handel's English works'
German chorales in the Funeral Anthem
see John H. Roberts: âGerman Chorales in Handel's English works'
242Â Â Â
Ye body is to be remov'd
Richard G. King: âHandel's Travels in the Netherlands'
Ye body is to be remov'd
Richard G. King: âHandel's Travels in the Netherlands'
10 All for War and Admiral Haddock
244Â Â Â
Better suited . . . to the circumstances
Hawkins op. cit. p. 888
Better suited . . . to the circumstances
Hawkins op. cit. p. 888
245Â Â Â
Every body seemed to like Pharamond
Loewenthal, âNewburgh Hamilton' op. cit.
Every body seemed to like Pharamond
Loewenthal, âNewburgh Hamilton' op. cit.
247Â Â Â
Gasparini's âFaramondo'
see Reinhard Strohm: âFrancesco Gasparini, Le sue Opere Tarde e Georg Friedrich Handel' in
Quaderni della Rivista Italiana di Musicologia 6
, Florence, 1981.
Gasparini's âFaramondo'
see Reinhard Strohm: âFrancesco Gasparini, Le sue Opere Tarde e Georg Friedrich Handel' in
Quaderni della Rivista Italiana di Musicologia 6
, Florence, 1981.
249Â Â Â
Lady Luxborough to Shenstone
noted in J.A. Fuller-Maitland & A.H. Mann:
Catalogue to the Music in the Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge, London, 1893
Lady Luxborough to Shenstone
noted in J.A. Fuller-Maitland & A.H. Mann:
Catalogue to the Music in the Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge, London, 1893
Heidegger to subscribers
Deutsch pp. 460â61
Deutsch pp. 460â61
251Â Â Â
Handel's statue at Vauxhall
Terence Hodgkinson: âHandel at Vauxhall', Margaret Whinney: âHandel and Roubiliac',
MT
February, 1961, Suzanne Aspden: â“Fam'd Handel Breathing tho' Transformed to Stone”: the Composer as Monument'. For various commendatory verses see Deutsch p. 462
Handel's statue at Vauxhall
Terence Hodgkinson: âHandel at Vauxhall', Margaret Whinney: âHandel and Roubiliac',
MT
February, 1961, Suzanne Aspden: â“Fam'd Handel Breathing tho' Transformed to Stone”: the Composer as Monument'. For various commendatory verses see Deutsch p. 462
253Â Â Â
Hawkins on Handel as organist
Hawkins op. cit. p. 912
Hawkins on Handel as organist
Hawkins op. cit. p. 912
254Â Â Â
Charles Jennens
the significant re-appraisal is by Ruth Smith: âThe Achievements of Charles Jennens'
Charles Jennens
the significant re-appraisal is by Ruth Smith: âThe Achievements of Charles Jennens'
Steevens on Jennens
quoted in John Nichols:
Literary Anecdotes of the
18
th Century
quoted in John Nichols:
Literary Anecdotes of the
18
th Century
255Â Â Â
Political undertones in âSaul'
see Ruth Smith:
Handel's Oratorios and Eighteenth-Century Thought
for an extended analysis of the political and cultural background to this and Handel's other English oratorios
Political undertones in âSaul'
see Ruth Smith:
Handel's Oratorios and Eighteenth-Century Thought
for an extended analysis of the political and cultural background to this and Handel's other English oratorios
258Â Â Â
An organ of £500 price
Deutsch pp. 465â66
An organ of £500 price
Deutsch pp. 465â66
259Â Â Â
RW's letter
ibid. pp. 481â83
RW's letter
ibid. pp. 481â83
262Â Â Â
Handel's borrowings
Major studies of Handel's borrowings are those by John H. Roberts and Reinhard Strohm. For a general view of this important feature of Handel's compositional practice, see Roberts's âWhy Did Handel Borrow?' and George J. Buelow: âThe Case for Handel's Borrowings', both in Sadie & Hicks:
Handel Tercentenary Collection
Handel's borrowings
Major studies of Handel's borrowings are those by John H. Roberts and Reinhard Strohm. For a general view of this important feature of Handel's compositional practice, see Roberts's âWhy Did Handel Borrow?' and George J. Buelow: âThe Case for Handel's Borrowings', both in Sadie & Hicks:
Handel Tercentenary Collection
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