Handel and the English Chapel Royal

Name: Handel and the English Chapel Royal
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ISBN: 9780198162285

ISBN-10: 0198162286

ISBN-13: 9780198162285

Edition: 2005

Authors: Donald Burrows

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Handel's English church music spans the complete period of his active career in London: his first anthem and the Utrecht Te Deum were composed soon after his arrival in London, and his last works nearly 40 years later. The repertory, which includes the Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest, forms one of the most impressive and engaging areas of Baroque church music. Most of it was stimulated by Handel's creative contact with the English Chapel Royal, a group ofprofessional singers in a different tradition from the opera stars with whom he worked in the theatre.This is the first full-length study of Handel's English Church music. As well as dealing with the many aspects of the compositions…

Book details

List price: $225.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 688
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.61" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Abbreviations and Conventions



Introduction



History and Repertory



The Chapel Royal before Handel's Arrival in England: Symphony Anthems and Thanksgivings



Handel and the English Verse Anthem: His First Setting of As pants the hart, c.1712



Handel's Music for the Peace of Utrecht, 1713



Other Chapel Royal Music from the First Period, 1712-1714



Interlude, 1714-1719



The King's Return: Handel's Re-establishment at the Chapel Royal



New Versions of As pants the hart



Other Chapel Royal Music from the Second Period, 1722-1726



The New Reign and the 1727 Coronation



The Chapel Royal and Handel's Oratorios



Princess Anne's Wedding Anthem, 1733-1734



Anthems for Other Royal Family Occasions: Two Weddings and a Funeral



War and Peace: Commemorations in the 1740s



Epilogue



Institutions, Resources, and Venues



The London Choirs



Orchestral Accompaniment



Buildings



The Chapel's Resources and Handel's Music


Appendices



Handel's English Church Music



Membership of the Choirs of the Chapel Royal, Westminster Abbey, and St Paul's Cathedral, 1700-1760



Handel's Chapel Royal Soloists



The British Royal Family, 1702-1760



Thanksgiving Services during Queen Anne's Reign



Special Services during the Reign of King George I



Newspaper Reports Relating to Chapel Royal Services in 1720 and 1721



Chapel Royal Services Involving Orchestral Accompaniment during the Reign of King George II



Documents from the Lord Chamberlain's Records Relating to Handel and the Chapel Royal


Bibliography


Index of Handel's Works


Index