This article focuses on the way Handel’s music has been used in film soundtracks. It investigates the reasons that have made this composer so special to film-makers, analysing in what way they have made ‘good use’ of his music. The first part of the paper aims at defining the tricky of notion of ‘popular classic.’ It then presents various perspectives in the ‘use’ and ‘abuse’ of some of Handel’s compositions in films, especially in historical movies. The final section of the article is devoted to various forms of anachronisms in the use of Handel’s music in the ‘seventh art.’
Haendel après Haendel :
Construction, renommée, influence de Haendel et de la figure haendélienne
Yaiza Bermúdes Cubas
Conservatorio Superior de Música de Badajos
Reflexiones de la música del Haendel en el cine : Música clásica o música popular ?
Adrian La Salvia
Adrian La Salvia - La Renaissance de Haendel au miroir des traductions
Pierre Degott
Pierre Degott - From Facts to Fiction
Michael Burden
Michael Burden - When Giulio Cesare was not Handel's Giulio Cesare
Denis Tchorek
Denis Tchorek - Un exemple de transfert culturel
Gilles Couderc
Gilles Couderc - Move over, Handel!
Ivan Curkovic
Ivan Curkovic - Men and/or Women
Yaiza Bermudez Cubas
Yaiza Bermudez Cubas - Reflexiones de la musica del Haendel en el cine
Françoise Deconinck
Françoise Deconinck - Sharp, Haendel, Nares et les autres
Pierre Dubois
Pierre Dubois - The Changing Faces of Handelian Historiography
Donald Burrows
Donald Burrows - Turning the Handel
Albert Gier
Albert Gier - Haendel à Karlsruhe
Annette Landgraf
Annette Landgraf - The German Belletristic Literature about Handel
Matthew Gardner
Matthew Gardner - The Great Mr Handel
Brian Robins
Brian Robins - John Marsh and Handel
Lionel Duguet
Lionel Duguet - La réception du Messie en France au XIXème siècle
Steven Young
Steven Young - Handel Redux
Jean-Philippe Heberlé
Jean-Philippe Heberlé - L'héritage haendélien et Michael Tippett
Maja Vukusic Zorica
Maja Vukusic Zorica - Les périgrinations du genre
Nathalie Vincent-Arnaud
Nathalie Vincent-Arnaud - Les métamorphoses de Terpsichore