New Perspectives on Handel's Music: Essays in Honour of Donald Burrows.

"New Perspectives on Handel's Music: Essays in Honour of Donald Burrows" is a recent essay collection that offers a fresh look at Handel and his music. The book focuses on Handel's scores, providing detailed musical examples and transcriptions. It also explores Handel's creative practices, including his approach to composition and his tendency to recycle music, libretto, and plots. The collection delves into Handel's reception and the business aspects of his career, as well as gender studies and the psychology of music. The book presents notable discoveries, such as new information on manuscript sources and evidence of Handel's involvement in the Royal African Company. While the book offers valuable insights, it suggests that incorporating research techniques from the digital humanities could provide an even more radical perspective on Handel and his music. [Extracted from the article]