Zadok the Priest
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"Zadok the Priest" is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1727, renowned for its dramatic choral entry and long-standing use at British royal coronations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
ⓘ
coronation anthem ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
ⓘ
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| basedOnText |
1 Kings 1:38–40
ⓘ
1 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Kings
|
| catalogueNumber | HWV 258 ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Coronation of George II
ⓘ
surface form:
coronation of King George II
|
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1727 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1727 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| firstPerformedFor | George II of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstPerformedOnOccasionOf | Coronation of George II ⓘ |
| genre |
anthem
ⓘ
choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
festive Baroque style
ⓘ
homophonic choral writing ⓘ slow orchestral build-up ⓘ sudden loud choral entry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dramatic choral entry
ⓘ
orchestral introduction ⓘ |
| influenced |
UEFA Champions League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Champions League Anthem
|
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Anglican coronation rite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous use at British coronations since 1727
ⓘ
dramatic choral entry ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| occasion | coronation of a British monarch ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Handel’s coronation anthems ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| publisher | various music publishers ⓘ |
| scoring |
mixed choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon king ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| textSource | Biblical text ⓘ |
| traditionallyPerformedAt | anointing of the sovereign ⓘ |
| usedAt | British royal coronations ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
bassoons
ⓘ
oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| workBy | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
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