Karl Franz Friedrich Chrysander was a German music historian and critic, whose edition of the works of
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...
and authoritative writings on many other composers established him as a pioneer of 19th-century musicology.
Between 1858 and 1902, the ''
Händel-Gesellschaft
Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft ("German Handel Society") produced a collected 105-volume edition of the List of compositions by George Frideric Handel, works of George Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by ...
'' or "German Handel Society" edition of Handel's collected works was published, and this was almost entirely the work of Chrysander;
[Winton Dean, ''The New Grove Handel.'' NY: Norton, 1982, p. 116. .]
Publications
Chrysander made a number of publications under the Händelgesellschaft name (see
Händegesellschaft – volumes with Chrysander as publisher).
Chrysander's other publications include:
See also
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List of compositions by George Frideric Handel
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Arcangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli (, also , , ; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of ...
References
External links
IMSLP Scores edited by Friedrich Chrysander
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German music publishers (people)
Music publications