If you want to enjoy and appreciate Handel's beloved Messiah more deeply, this informed yet accessible guide is the book to read.Here you will find fascinating historical background to Messiah, includ
While the worship wars continue to rage in the church, many do not realize that conflict over music in congregations goes back to the earliest Christians. In A New Song for
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732?1809) has been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. A friend of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, "Papa" Haydn composed an amazing variety of music -- sy