Tag: Handel
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Postscript
Who could have imagined four centuries ago the impact which the King James translation of the Bible would have on the English-speaking world? Among the many commemorative events occurring in 2011, Campbellsville University’s celebration of the quadricentennial anniversary of this landmark translation was an invigorating look back to the past and a reflection on the…
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The Sacred Oratorio
Handel and the King James Bible Deborah Rooke Lecture, 400th Anniversary Celebration of the King James Bible Campbellsville University, September 22, 2011 The accompanied tenor recitative “Comfort ye my people” with which Handel’s Messiah begins is probably one of the best- known musical settings of biblical language (apart from the Hallelujah chorus, naturally!). It gives…