Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made Handel's Messiah

Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made Handel's Messiah

Every Valley is a glittering narrative history of intertwined lives that tells the story behind one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, Handel's Messiah. London - Dublin, 1741-42.

An actress mired in scandal plans her escape from an abusive husband.

A penniless sea captain sets out to rescue the city's abandoned infants.

An African Muslim and former captive in the colonies becomes a celebrity.

A grieving political dissident seeks release from his torment.

And a great composer to kings - George Frideric Handel - now ill and straining to keep an audience's attention, faces a decision that will secure his place in history.

This is the extraordinary story of Handel's Messiah.

Also available:

Cambridge Companion to Handel

Handel's Messiah and His English Oratorios: A Closer Look

Messiah: Understanding and Performing Handel's Masterpiece

Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that made Handel's Messiah

Handel (Master Musicians Series)

Handel in London: The Making of a Genius (Paperback)

Alternatively:

Vocal score New Novello ed. Watkins shaw, Old Novello ed. Prout, Barenreiter in English or English/German, OUP, Peters

OUP Full score, ed. Bartlett, Dover Full score

Barenreiter Facisimile, Study score, Full score hardback, Full score paperback