The theology of Handel's "Messiah," Beethoven's "Credo," and Verdi's "Dies irae" :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
how listening to sung theology leads to the contemplation of God /
First Statement of Responsibility
David B. Greene ; with a preface by Jonathan N. Badger.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lewiston, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Edwin Mellen Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
ii, 109 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., music ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references ( p. 105-106) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Sacred music, theology, and spirituality -- Handel's Messiah : theology heard in a new kind of time -- The Credo of Beethoven's Mass in D : divine Lordship and life in the age to come -- The Dies irae in Verdi's requiem : hanging between despair and hope.
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PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Beethoven, Ludwig van,1770-1827., Missa solemnis., Credo.
Handel, George Frideric,1685-1759., Messiah.
Verdi, Giuseppe,1813-1901., Messa da Requiem., Dies irae.