Handel, G F - Anthem for the Funeral of Queen Caroline (HWV 264) (E-G) (Urtext).

Händel, Georg Friedrich    (1685-1759)


Anthem for the Funeral of Queen Caroline   HWV 264
Instrumentation: Soprano solo 1, Soprano solo 2, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed Choir (SSATB), Piano

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* George Frideric Handel

When Queen Caroline, the wife of King George II of England, died on
20 November 1737,
Handel was commissioned to write an anthem for her funeral service.
She was buried in
King Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on the evening of 17
December 1737,
with Handel’s work performed after the funeral service.

To emphasize the solemnity of the occasion he used a roughly
100-piece orchestra
and 80 choristers. The piece is a so-called “full anthem” consisting
of an instrumental
Introduction (“Symphony”) and thirteen interlinked choruses. The
words were written by
Edward Willes, the Sub-Dean of Westminster at that time, using
passages from
the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, albeit sometimes
departing from
the original wording.

The absence of sections for solo voice has made this anthem a
favourite among ambitious
choruses and a highlight of any concert programme. Our edition
contains the original
unabridged version with English text. Martin Focke’s piano reduction
follows the Urtext of
the Halle Handel Edition.

- Original unabridged version

- Urtext from the Halle Handel Edition

- Straightforward, easy-to-play piano reduction

Funeral Anthem Queen Caroline Vocal sc

Additional Details

• Edition No -
  BA4267a
• Instrumentation -
  2 ob, bsn, bc, org, str, SSATB soli, mx chor (SSATB)
• Format -
  Vocal Score Paperback
• Publisher -
  Barenreiter
• Edition -
  Piano Reduction/Vocal Score: Urtext Edition
• ISBN13 -
  9790006530410
• Binding -
  paperbound
• Editor -
  Landgraf, Anette
• Composer -
  Handel G.F.