1st Edition
Music, Books and Theatre in Eighteenth-Century Exton A Context for Handel's ‘Comus’
By Colin Timms
Copyright 2024
136 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
136 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
136 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book establishes the cultural background to the productions of Milton’s Comus that were staged in the 1740s by Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough, at Exton Hall, his country seat in the East Midlands of England.
The author reveals that Handel’s visit in 1745 occurred in a richer and fuller context of cultural interests among the Noel family. Most of the music at Exton was... Read more
Introduction 1. The 4th Earl of Gainsborough 2. Evidence from the Archives 3. Gainsborough’s Legacy Appendix I: Subscriptions and Dedications Appendix II: Documents on Music, Books and Theatre
Biography
Colin Timms is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published mainly on Steffani, Stradella and Handel, and edited music by all three composers. His edition of Comus (music by Handel and Arne) appeared in 2016, his study of its verbal and musical text in 2022.
