It is a fact (little-known but true) that Handel’s Messiah abounds with con ripieno and senza ripieno exchanges. What, you may ask, are con and senza ripieno exchanges? Well, here’s the explanation…
For the Director of Music
These are my blogs that deal with the work of being a musical director and a pastoral musician.
Handel and his great Messiah
Handel composed his great oratorio, Messiah, in London in the eighteenth century. It is now the most popular choral work in the English language. But what is the story behind it?