MUSIC-110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: King James Version, Coronation Anthem, Coronation Of The British Monarch
16 Mar 2017
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George frideric handel (february 1685 14 april 1759) was a german, later british baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in london, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Within fifteen years, handel had started three commercial opera companies to supply the english nobility with italian opera. Handel is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the baroque era, with works such as water. Music, music for the royal fireworks and messiah remaining steadfastly popular. One of his four coronation anthems, zadok the priest (1727), composed for the coronation of george ii, has been performed at every subsequent british coronation, traditionally during the sovereign"s anointing. Messiah is an english-language oratorio composed in 1741 by george frideric handel, with a scriptural text compiled by charles jennens from the king james bible, and from the version of the psalms included with the book of common prayer. It was first performed in dublin on 13.
