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Echoes of Georgian England : the beautiful people /

"This program centers on Handel in England; it also offers a complete seven-minute-long opera by the redoubtable Thomas Arne, performed in a pastoral setting. The Yorkshire Baroque Soloists perform on authentic instruments in the extravagant costumes and hairstyles and the beautiful and ornate...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: ITV (Firm), Tyne Tees Television, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Crosier, Barrie, McGowan, Peter, Seymour, Yvonne, Ging, Joe, Gosschalk, Peggy, McBride, Donald, Wilson, Philippa
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Series:Echoes of the past.
Subjects:
Music > England > 18th century > History and criticism.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Great Britain > History > George III, 1760-1820.
Great Britain > History > George IV, 1820-1830.
Educational films.
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Summary:"This program centers on Handel in England; it also offers a complete seven-minute-long opera by the redoubtable Thomas Arne, performed in a pastoral setting. The Yorkshire Baroque Soloists perform on authentic instruments in the extravagant costumes and hairstyles and the beautiful and ornate settings of the period"--Container.
Item Description:Excerpts from the writings of Samuel Johnson, Tobias Smollett, Daniel Defoe, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, Richard Steele, Lord Chesterfield.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:Camera, Dave Leeder ; VT editor, Peter Telford ; editor, Bernard Helm.