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 Chor…

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 Chor…

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 Chor…

Coronation Anthem for Mixed Choir and Orchestra-Zadok The Priest HWV 258 (BA10258) and The King shall rejoice HWV 259 (BA10259) are the best-known of the four coronation anthems that Handel wrote for the crowning of George II in London (1727). HWV 258 accompanied the king’s anointment HWV 260 his actual coronation.Thanks to their festive and majestic structure befitting the occasion as well as …

The Lord Is My Light (HWV 255) Chandos Anthem No.10From 1717 to 1718 Handel was resident composer at Cannons a country estate to the north of London. During this time he wrote the so-called Chandos Anthems a set of eleven “Anglican cantatas” with instrumental accompaniment.“The Lord is my light” (HWV 255) with its eleven movements is not only the longest composition in …

De 1717 à 1720 Haendel est au service du duc de Chandos à Cannons. De cette époque datent les magnifiques Chandos Anthems (grands motets pour choeur voix de solistes orgue et orchestre) qui reflètent merveilleusement la capacité du compositeur à créer des sonorités magnifiques avec une formation musicale modeste. L?Ouverture en Ré mineur est extraite du Chandos Anthem n° 2 (HWV 247) In the Lord…

Anthems for the Chapel RoyalO sing unto the Lord a new song HWV 249a for Soloists (AB) Chorus (SATB) Flute 2 Oboes 2 Trumpets Strings Continuo BA 4263 I will magnify thee HWV 250b for Soloists (SATB) Chorus (SATB) Oboe Strings Continuo BA 4264As Pants The Hart HWV 251e for Soloists (SAATBB) Chorus (SAATB) 2 Oboes Strings Continuo BA 4265Let God arise HWV 256b for Soloists (AB) …

This verse anthem with organ was probably Handel's first contribution to English church music and possibly his first setting of an extended English language text. As pants the Hart is undated and there is no historical record of the anthem's first performance though evidence from the appearance of the autograph itself suggests it proceeded the Te Deum and an estimated composition date is from No…