Georg Friedrich Händel
My heart is inditing. Coronation Anthem IV HWV 261
Coronation Anthem 4
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Georg Friedrich Händel
My heart is inditing. Coronation Anthem IV HWV 261
Coronation Anthem 4
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SAATB) and Orchestra
- Composer Georg Friedrich Händel
- Editor Alon Schab
- Edition Piano reduction Download (Urtext)
- Publisher Carus-Verlag
- Order no. CV55261-03-DL
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Impressively timeless: the festive coronation anthems Zadok the priest, Let thy hand be strengthened, The King shall rejoice and My heart is inditing, which Handel composed for the coronation of George II in 1727, are among the masterpieces of choral literature. My heart is inditing was probably performed at the end of the coronation ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey.
For the Carus edition of the Anthems, available individually or as a set, the musicologist, composer and flautist Alon Schab has analyzed the original sources, paying particular attention to the specific circumstances that played a role in the composition of the Anthems. Handel's choir in 1727 was a large ensemble in keeping with the festive occasion. It was made up of singers from two institutions, forming a six- or seven-part ensemble that had to be rebalanced for four- or five-part sections.
Handel's autograph shows that and how he adapted his composition, originally conceived for four to five voices, to the special circumstances of the first performance: the score is peppered with surprising voice doublings, entries and rests, which were intended to ensure that, for example the few tenors are not swallowed up by the more numerous alto and bass voices, that the boy sopranos harmonize with the older singers and that the choir blends ideally with the instruments in the rich ambience of Westminster Abbey.
The edition retraces these ad hoc additions and presents a score that is astonishingly similar to Handel's familiar choral style - direct and sonorous. All editorial decisions are documented in detail in the Critical Report.
For the Carus edition of the Anthems, available individually or as a set, the musicologist, composer and flautist Alon Schab has analyzed the original sources, paying particular attention to the specific circumstances that played a role in the composition of the Anthems. Handel's choir in 1727 was a large ensemble in keeping with the festive occasion. It was made up of singers from two institutions, forming a six- or seven-part ensemble that had to be rebalanced for four- or five-part sections.
Handel's autograph shows that and how he adapted his composition, originally conceived for four to five voices, to the special circumstances of the first performance: the score is peppered with surprising voice doublings, entries and rests, which were intended to ensure that, for example the few tenors are not swallowed up by the more numerous alto and bass voices, that the boy sopranos harmonize with the older singers and that the choir blends ideally with the instruments in the rich ambience of Westminster Abbey.
The edition retraces these ad hoc additions and presents a score that is astonishingly similar to Handel's familiar choral style - direct and sonorous. All editorial decisions are documented in detail in the Critical Report.
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