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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; Usage on lt.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest; Usage on ms.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest; Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest; Kroning van de Britse monarch; Usage on pl.wikipedia.org Zadok the Priest
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 .
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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]
The coronation of George II and his wife Caroline as king and queen of Great Britain and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 11/22 O.S./N.S. October 1727. [1] For the coronation, George Frideric Handel was commissioned to write four new coronation anthems, one of which, Zadok the Priest, has been sung at British coronations ever since. [2]
The UEFA Champions League Anthem, officially titled as simply the "Champions League", is the official anthem of the UEFA Champions League, written by English composer Tony Britten in 1992, and based on George Frideric Handel's Zadok the Priest. [1]
Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (HWV) publication is now commonly used to number his works. For example, Handel's Messiah can be referred to as: HG xlv, HHA i/17, or HWV 56. [1]