Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Zadok the Priest (HWV 258) is a British anthem that was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of George II in 1727. Alongside The King Shall Rejoice , My Heart is Inditing , and Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened , Zadok the Priest is one of Handel's coronation anthems .
The text of Zadok the Priest is derived from the biblical account of the anointing of Solomon by Zadok and Nathan and the people's rejoicing at this event. These words have been used in every English coronation since that of King Edgar at Bath Abbey in 973, and Handel's setting has been used at every British coronation since 1727. [2]
Zadok the Priest; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Wikipedia:Löschkandidaten/23. April 2021; Usage on eo.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest; Usage on he.wikipedia.org צדוק הכהן (הנדל) Usage on ja.wikipedia.org ジョージ2世の戴冠式アンセム
Handel's Italian operas laid overwhelming emphasis on solo arias for the star singers, with no extra choruses, while for the revision of Esther, the coronation anthems "My Heart is Inditing" and a version of "Zadok the Priest" were added. Their large choruses and grandiose orchestral effects with trumpets and drums were very different from what ...
Spurious. Misattributed to Handel in Arnold's edition and in HG 36. By Maurice Greene, before 1728. 258 Zadok the Priest?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727 11 October 1727 Westminster Abbey Coronation Anthem No. 1. For the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline. Performed at the Anointing.
Chandos Anthems, HWV 246–256, is the common name of a set of anthems written by George Frideric Handel.These sacred choral compositions number eleven; a twelfth of disputed authorship is not considered here.
Alexander and Porus by Charles Le Brun, 1673. Poro, re dell'Indie ("Porus, King of the Indians", HWV 28) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel.The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Alessandro nell'Indie by Metastasio, and based on Alexander the Great's encounter with Porus in 326 BC.
"The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" is one of two instrumental movements [1] in Solomon, an oratorio by George Frideric Handel written in May and June 1748 and premiered on 17 March 1749. Scored for two oboes, strings and continuo, [ 2 ] it is the sinfonia which opens Act III, the only act in which Sheba appears, [ 3 ] and it depicts the ...