Tainted Glory in Handel’s Messiah The Unsettling History of the World’s Most Beloved Choral Work 1st Edition by Michael Marissen ISBN 0300194587 9780300194586

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ISBN 10: 0300194587

ISBN 13: 9780300194586 

Author: Michael Marissen 

An eye-opening reexamination of Handel’s beloved religious oratorio

Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio’s anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering study, respected musicologist Michael Marissen examines Handel’s masterwork and uncovers a disturbing message of anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity of the Christ.

Discovering previously unidentified historical source materials enabled the author to investigate the circumstances that led to the creation of the Messiah and expose the hateful sentiments masked by magnificent musical artistry—including the famed “Hallelujah Chorus,” which rejoices in the “dashing to pieces” of God’s enemies, among them the “people of Israel.” Marissen’s fascinating, provocative work offers musical scholars and general readers alike an unsettling new appreciation of one of the world’s best-loved and most widely performed works of religious music.

Table of contents:

I. Introduction
II. Rejoicing Against Judaism in Handel’s Messiah
III. The Messiah Libretto
Notes
Bibliographical Note
Works Cited
Index of Movements from Handel’s Messiah
Index of Biblical Sources
Index of Names and Subjects
Back Matter

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