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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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral composition
coronation anthem
alsoKnownAs Coronation Anthems
surface form: Coronation Anthem "Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened"
associatedWithMonarch George II of Great Britain
basedOnText Psalm 89
catalogueNumber HWV 259
commissionedFor Coronation of George II
surface form: Coronation of George II of Great Britain
composer George Frideric Handel
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
dedicatedTo George II of Great Britain
surface form: King George II of Great Britain
firstPerformanceDate 1727-10-11
firstPerformancePlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Let thy hand be strengthened
notablePerformance Coronation of George II
surface form: 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 Psalms
surface form: Book of 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 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Let thy hand be strengthened