id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt 08612n5286w Michael J. Accurso Baroque Grandeur in the Hands of the Classical Genius: A Study of George Frideric Handel's Messiah as Arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1904 .txt text/plain 207 9 43 In 1788 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was contracted by Baron Gottfried van Swieten, prefect of the Imperial Library in Vienna, and distinguished patron of composers, to oversee a series of concerts of sacred works, especially those of Handel and Bach. The thesis concludes with a reconsideration of transcribed works within a conductor's repertoire, programming options and educational strategies. cache/08612n5286w.txt txt/08612n5286w.txt