These four splendid anthems were composed for the coronation of George II in October 1727 and have since retained a position at the heart of the English choral tradition. The popular anthem Zadok the priest has been performed at all subsequent coronations, and Handel's other contributions to the royal occasion - Let thy hand be strengthened, The King shall rejoice, and My heart is inditing - have the same majestic grandeur, withaffecting contrasts between different sections of the sacred texts. The editor, Clifford Bartlett, has corrected various inconsistencies in Handel's score, and complete details of sources and editorial method, additional performance notes, and a critical commentary can be viewed in the companion full score available on hire.
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CONTRIBUTORS: George Frideric Handel
EAN: 9780193352742
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 56 g
HEIGHT: 311 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 1990-02-01
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WIDTH: 231 cm
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