Messiah - The Composition and Afterlife of Handel's Masterpiece Jonathan Keates ISBN: 9 781784 974008 hardback Number of pages: 192 Chapters: 17 © 2016 Jonathan Keates Reviewer: Gerald Fenech Review of Messiah - The Composition and Afterlife of Handel's Masterpiece published on 3 February 2018 Contents Introduction 1 A Composer at the Crossroads 2 The World of Oratorio 3 To the Hibernian Shore 4 Elevated, Majestic and Moving 5 The Mysterious Mr Jennens 6 The Lord Gave the Word 7 Composing Messiah 8 A Work in Progress 9 Finding an Audience 10 Blessing & Honour & Glory & Power Appendix 1: Libretto of Messiah Appendix 2: Jennens's Scenic Structure for Messiah Appendix 3: Timeline of the Life and Times of George Frideric Handel Notes Bibliography Index  << Music & Vision home                New releases >>