HWV 260

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HWV 260 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.

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HWV 260 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthem ⓘ
choral composition ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
associatedWith Anglican liturgy ⓘ
British royal ceremonies ⓘ
composedFor British monarch ⓘ
coronation ceremony ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber HWV 260 ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic example of Handel’s ceremonial style ⓘ
symbol of British monarchy ⓘ
hasInfluenced British ceremonial music tradition ⓘ
hasKey D major ⓘ
hasKeySection majestic choral homophony ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRole anointing of the monarch ⓘ
hasMovement Zadok the Priest ⓘ
hasMusicalForm anthem ⓘ
hasOrchestrationFeature prominent string writing ⓘ
trumpets and timpani in festive passages ⓘ
hasPerformancePractice performed by large choir and orchestra ⓘ
hasSacredFunction coronation rite ⓘ
hasScoring choir ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
hasSection Alleluia section ⓘ
choral entry ⓘ
orchestral introduction ⓘ
hasTempoContrast slow introduction and faster choral sections ⓘ
hasTextFrom Bible ⓘ
hasTextLanguage English ⓘ
hasTexture predominantly homophonic with some polyphonic writing ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformedAt British coronations ⓘ
state occasions in the United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor dramatic choral entry after soft orchestral introduction ⓘ
partOf Coronation Anthems ⓘ
period early 18th century ⓘ
style Baroque ⓘ
title Zadok the Priest ⓘ
usesText 1 Kings 1:38–40 ⓘ

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Coronation Anthems → HWVNumber → HWV 260 ⓘ