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Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made Handel's Messiah

Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made Handel's Messiah

by Charles King

If singing the Hallelujah chorus brings you to tears or if just hearing the opening chords of this beloved oratorio fills you with joy, you will love this book. The diverse stories that come together to produce the first production of the Messiah is mesmerizing. I enthusiastically recommend this fantastic read for anyone with an interest in classical music, 18th century British history, or simply a mind-blowing true story about random events of the universe coming together to make something pure genius.

Jen, Breakwater Books, Guilford