George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
The King shall rejoice HWV 260
Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra, basso continuo
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Details
- For
- Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra, basso continuo
- Product Type
- Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
- Author / Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Editor
- Stephan Blaut
- Product number
- 656574
- Difficulty Level
- 3
Description
Handel Coronation Anthems in Urtext editions for the first time
“Zadok the Priest”(BA 10258) and “The King shall rejoice”(BA 10259) 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 their spacious scoring for large choir and orchestra, it comes as no surprise that motifs f...