Anthems for Cannons I (Full Score, hardback)

Handel, George Frideric

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Handel Anthems for Cannons I (Full Score, hardback)

In 1717 Handel was appointed composer-in-residence at Cannons in Middlesex, seat of James Brydges, Earl of Carnarvon who became the first Duke of Chandos in 1719.  Whilst there Handel composed a series of anthems using texts from the Psalms, commonly called the Chandos Anthems, for use in church service. 

Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition Series III/4  
The Halle Handel Edition is a complete critical edition which serves the needs of scholars and performers by drawing on all available sources and the latest musicological findings.

Hendrie, Gerald
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Baerenreiter Germany

Contents

  1. Anthem HWV 246: O be joyful in the Lord / O frohlocke in dem Herrn [Handel, George Frideric]
  2. Anthem HWV 247: In the Lord put I my trust / Auf den Herrn steht mein Vertrauen [Handel, George Frideric]
  3. Anthem 248: Have mercy upon me O God / Erbarme meiner dich, o Gott [Handel, George Frideric]
  4. Anthem HWV 249b: O sing unto the Lord a new song / O singet unserm Herrn ein neues Lied [Handel, George Frideric]
  5. Appendix: Arioso für HWV 249b: For he cometh (Tenor) [Handel, George Frideric]

Additional Information

Baroque Period
Mixed Voices
English, German