{"product_id":"messiah-the-gospel-according-to-handels-oratorio-9780802801258","title":"Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio","description":"\u003ci\u003eThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fascinating, informed guide to Handel's \u003ci\u003eMessiah\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the oratorio's text constitutes a magnificent theological statement in artistic form. Taking the fifty-three sections of the score in sequence, Roger Bullard explains each part of the oratorio text in terms of (1) how the language differs from the King James Version of the Bible or the Book of Common Prayer, (2) what the passage of Scripture meant in its original context and how it contributes to the Christian message, and (3) how the citation fits in the artistic and religious structure of the oratorio as a whole. Bullard's guidebook will help performers and listeners alike to appreciate Handel's choral masterpiece even more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger A. Bullard is professor of religion at Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina. For most of his life he has pursued an avocational interest in musical classics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845300818194,"sku":"9780802801258","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_01b71205-2243-4644-8ce3-04f25542deb2.jpg?v=1737347333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/messiah-the-gospel-according-to-handels-oratorio-9780802801258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}