The Four Coronation Anthems: “The King shall rejoice”, HWV 260

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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 260) (order: 300)
download score for free:imslp: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260 (Handel, George Frideric) [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002370038 [info]
part of:The Four Coronation Anthems (order: 3)
parts:1. The Four Coronation Anthems: "The King shall rejoice", HWV 260: I. Allegro "The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord"
2. The Four Coronation Anthems: "The King shall rejoice", HWV 260: II. Allegro "Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation"
3. The Four Coronation Anthems: "The King shall rejoice", HWV 260: III. A tempo giusto - non tanto allegro "Glory and great worship hast thou laid upon him" - Allegro "Thou hast prevented him with the blessings of goodness"
4. The Four Coronation Anthems: "The King shall rejoice", HWV 260: IV. Allegro "Alleluia"

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1981-10The Anthems for the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline: II. The king shall rejoice, HWV 260Choir of Westminster Abbey, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Simon Preston10:54
1990-06Two Coronation Anthems: The King Shall RejoiceMonteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner10:36
Competition: Coronation Music 2partial[unknown]0:31
Coronation Anthem: The King Shall RejoiceTallis Chamber Choir, Royal Academy Consort, Jeremy Summerly11:32
Coronation Anthems: The King Shall Rejoice: I. Allegro Moderato, 4/4 / II. Allegro, 3/4 / III. A Tempo Giusto, 4/4 / IV. Allegro Non Presto, 3/4 / V. Allegro Non Presto, 4/4Deller Consort, Alfred Deller2:50
Fanfare III - The King Shall Rejoice ⋅ HWV260George Frideric Handel10:46