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Heinrich Brockes and Handel: Connections to a German Past

Fuhs, Sarah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1216210857

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2008, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Music History.
German-born composer Georg Frederic Handel wrote surprisingly few German pieces, the largest chamber work being his set of nine German arias (HWV 202-210), in which he set new enlightenment poetry by Heinrich Brockes. This set of songs, written when the composer was firmly established in London, can be measured against German music aesthetic, as observed and recorded by Johann Mattheson in Hamburg. Even though Telemann resided in Hamburg, Mattheson preferred Handel’s moderate text painting and strong melodic counterpoint, hailing him as the ideal of German musical aesthetic. Handel’s setting of Brockes’ enlightenment poetry is also compared with the same poems set by Swiss composer Johann Caspar Bachofen. A brief account of notes inégales issues is presented as it relates to Handel’s Neun deutsche Arien.
Peter Bennett, D.Phil (Advisor)
David Rothenberg, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Ross Duffin, DMA (Committee Member)
33 p.
Handel; Heinrich Brockes; German songs; German arias; Hamburg; Mattheson; German aesthetics; eighteenth century; Bachofen

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  • Fuhs, S. (2008). Heinrich Brockes and Handel: Connections to a German Past [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1216210857

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fuhs, Sarah. Heinrich Brockes and Handel: Connections to a German Past. 2008. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1216210857.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fuhs, Sarah. "Heinrich Brockes and Handel: Connections to a German Past." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1216210857

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