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==General information== | |||
'''Composer:''' [[George Frideric Handel]] | |||
The forces that he used were substantial for the period: an augmented Chapel Royal Choir of 47 and an orchestra that may have numbered as many as 160 instruments. The chorus is divided from time to time into 6 or 7 parts (the tenors remain united) and a large body of strings includes three (not the usual two) violin parts. | {{PubDatePlace|1743|by I. Walsh in London| }} | ||
'''Description:''' One of the lasts acts of King George I before his death in 1727 was to sign "An Act for the naturalizing of George Frideric Handel and others". Handel's first commission as a naturalized British citizen was to write the music for the coronation later that year. The four anthems Handel composed for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline on 11 October 1727 have never lacked popular favour. They were repeatedly performed at concerts and festivals during his life and since, and he incorporated substantial parts of them, with little change except to the words, in several oratorios, notably ''Esther'' and ''Deborah''. | |||
The forces that he used were substantial for the period: an augmented Chapel Royal Choir of 47 and an orchestra that may have numbered as many as 160 instruments. The chorus is divided from time to time into 6 or 7 parts (the tenors remain united) and a large body of strings includes three (not the usual two) violin parts. | |||
==List of works== | ==List of works== | ||
====Coronation Anthems==== | ====Coronation Anthems==== | ||
*Nº 1: [[Zadok the Priest (George Frideric Handel)|Zadok the Priest]] | |||
*Nº 2: [[The King shall rejoice (George Frideric Handel)|The King shall rejoice]] | |||
*Nº 3: [[Let thy hand be strengthened (George Frideric Handel)|Let thy hand be strengthened]] | |||
*Nº 4: [[My heart is inditing (George Frideric Handel)|My heart is inditing]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.choirs.org.uk/prognotes/Handel%20Coronation%20Anthems.htm Coronation Anthems]: source of above excerpt | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Coronation Anthems|Coronation Anthems]] on Wikipedia | |||
==Works at CPDL== | |||
{{MultiPubList|seq,co,voices,instr|1743}} | |||
[[Category:Music publications]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:09, 14 November 2019
General information
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Publication date and place: 1743 by I. Walsh in London.
Description: One of the lasts acts of King George I before his death in 1727 was to sign "An Act for the naturalizing of George Frideric Handel and others". Handel's first commission as a naturalized British citizen was to write the music for the coronation later that year. The four anthems Handel composed for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline on 11 October 1727 have never lacked popular favour. They were repeatedly performed at concerts and festivals during his life and since, and he incorporated substantial parts of them, with little change except to the words, in several oratorios, notably Esther and Deborah.
The forces that he used were substantial for the period: an augmented Chapel Royal Choir of 47 and an orchestra that may have numbered as many as 160 instruments. The chorus is divided from time to time into 6 or 7 parts (the tenors remain united) and a large body of strings includes three (not the usual two) violin parts.
List of works
Coronation Anthems
- Nº 1: Zadok the Priest
- Nº 2: The King shall rejoice
- Nº 3: Let thy hand be strengthened
- Nº 4: My heart is inditing
External links
- Coronation Anthems: source of above excerpt
- Coronation Anthems on Wikipedia
Works at CPDL
| No. | Title | Voices | Instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zadok the Priest | SSAATBB, SATB | Chamber orchestra - 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 violins, viola, violoncello, contrabass, and organ continuo |
| 2 | The King shall rejoice | SAATBB | Keyboard reduction of original accompaniment |
| 3 | Let thy hand be strengthened | SAATB | Orchestra |
| 4 | My heart is inditing | SAATB | 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 violins, viola, violoncello, and basso continuo (bassoon, double bass and organ) |