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The King Shall Rejoice

Catalogue No: NOV070131
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For the occasion of the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline, which took place in Westminster Abbey on October 11, 1727, Handel wrote four splendid anthems and personally supervised their performance which was,according to all reports, one of great magnificence. The four anthems were enthusiastically received, and one or more of them has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. Anthem No. 2 ('The King Shall Rejoice'),although less well-known than Anthem No. 1, is an equally splendid example of Handel's ceremonial style - what Burney has affectionately termed his 'big bow-bow manner'. This work contains an opening Allegro, brilliant and elegantrather than pompous - a grandiose setting of 'Glory and great worship hast thou laid upon him' - and a lively fugal Alleluia as a conclusion. Arranged for four-part chorus of mixed voices with organ or piano accompaniment. Editedand with keyboard reduction by Edouard Silas.

NOV070131

Specifications

Composer
Georg Friedrich Händel
Arrangement
SATB and Piano
Product Format
Sheet Music
Edition Type
Individual part
Publication Date
2004
ISBN
9780853601807 (0853601801)
Pages
30