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Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah - The Unsettling History of the World's Most Beloved Choral Work (Hardcover)
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Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah - The Unsettling History of the World's Most Beloved Choral Work (Hardcover)
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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.
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