Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened

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"Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened" is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel, best known for its performance at the coronation of King George II of Great Britain in 1727.

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instanceOf choral composition ⓘ
coronation anthem ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Coronation Anthem "Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened" ⓘ
linked to: Coronation Anthems
associatedWithMonarch George II of Great Britain ⓘ
basedOnText Psalm 89 ⓘ
catalogueNumber HWV 259 ⓘ
commissionedFor Coronation of George II of Great Britain ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dedicatedTo King George II of Great Britain ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1727-10-11 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
hasChoralTextOpening Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand be exalted ⓘ
hasOpusNumber none (identified by HWV number) ⓘ
inception 1727 ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Alleluia ⓘ
Let justice and judgment ⓘ
Let thy hand be strengthened ⓘ
notablePerformance Coronation of George II at Westminster Abbey in 1727 ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
occasion coronation ceremony ⓘ
partOf Handel’s coronation anthems ⓘ
publisher various 18th-century London music publishers ⓘ
scoring SATB choir ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
stylePeriod Baroque ⓘ
textLanguage English ⓘ
textSource Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms
workBy George Frideric Handel ⓘ

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Coronation of George II → notableWorkPerformed → Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened ⓘ
Coronation Anthems → hasPart → Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened ⓘ
Handel’s coronation anthems → containsWork → Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened ⓘ
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened → movement → Let thy hand be strengthened ⓘ
linked to: Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
HWV 261 → relatedWork → Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened ⓘ