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Title Page
John Mainwaring
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Birth and First Adventure of the Six Year Old
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First Test at the Duke of Saxe-Weißenfels
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Decision to Foster His Musical Talent
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Apprenticeship in Halle with Zachau
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At Court in Berlin with Buononcini and Ariosti
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Refusal of the Kings Sponsorship
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The Hamburg Opera
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Situation at the Hamburg Opera
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Squabbles in Hamburg and a Commission
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Handel's Operas in Hamburg
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Contact with a Tuscan Prince
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Setting Out for Italy
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A Glance at Music in Italy and in France
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Florence
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Rodrigo
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Venice
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Agrippina
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Rome Encounters with Corelli
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Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno
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Encounters with Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti
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At the Cardinals Colonna & Pamphilii / Attempts at Conversion / La resurrezione
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More of Italy
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Engagement at the Hanoverian Court / Visits to Halle & Düsseldorf
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First Journey to London / State of Music There
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Rinaldo and a Sketch of the Librettist Rossi
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Back in Hanover
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Second Journey to England
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Handel's Unwillingness to Return to Germany / The Elector of Hanover Becomes King of England
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Water Music
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Acquaintance with Lord Burlington, Pope and the Duke of Chandos
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To Dresden in Quest of Singers
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Radamisto
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Academy at the Haymarket Theatre
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Quarrels with Senesino & Cuzzoni
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A Company with Heidegger / New Singers from Italy / Move to Lincoln's Inn Fields
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Move to Covent Garden / Crisis of Self-Confidence
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Cure in Aachen
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New Attempts at the Haymarket Theatre
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A Turn of Attention to Oratorio
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Dublin (Messiah Benefit Concert)
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Return to London / Applause for Oratorios
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Messiah for the Foundling Hospital / Death
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Blindness / Loss of Appetite / The Character of the Man to Explain the Artist
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Catalog of Works Overview & General Remarks
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List of Works
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Observations on the Works
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Quotation with a Comparison of German and Italian Styles / Handel's Preference for the Italian
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Italian Music Since Palestrina
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Interaction Between Handel & the Italians / Handel's Particular Mastery in Choral & Sacred Music
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Value of Harmony and Melody in Instrumental & Vocal Music
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Uneven Success in Handel
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Tartini as Example of Vocal Writing for Instruments
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Importance of Textual Considerations in Composition
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Exceptional Nature of Handel's Choral Music Not Withstanding Pope's Criticism
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Effects of Handel's Oratorio Style (Messiah)
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Particular Effect of Recitative in Expressing Religion & Humanity
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Duets & Trios as Perfect Composition (Acis and Galatea)
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Qualities of Instrumental Music
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Keyboard Music
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Place and Significance of Religion & Humanity in Handel's Works
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Exemplary Character of Handel's Works
