Chandos Anthems

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The Chandos Anthems are a series of English church cantatas composed by George Frideric Handel in the early 18th century for performance at the private chapel of James Brydges, later the 1st Duke of Chandos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthem
church cantata
sacred choral work collection
alsoKnownAs Anthems for Cannons NERFINISHED
approximateCompositionEnd 1719
approximateCompositionStart 1717
associatedPerson George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
James Brydges NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Cannons estate NERFINISHED
catalogueDesignation HWV 246–256
commissionedBy James Brydges NERFINISHED
composedFor 1st Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED
James Brydges NERFINISHED
composer George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
denominationalContext Church of England NERFINISHED
genre Baroque music
sacred music
hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 1 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 10 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 11 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 2 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 3 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 4 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 5 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 6 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 7 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 8 NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 9 NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early major English sacred works by Handel
influencedBy English verse anthem tradition
Italian cantata
intendedVenue Cannons, Middlesex NERFINISHED
private chapel at Cannons
language English
liturgicalUse Anglican worship
notableWork Chandos Anthem No. 1 "O be joyful in the Lord" NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 2 "In the Lord put I my trust" NERFINISHED
Chandos Anthem No. 4 "O sing unto the Lord a new song" NERFINISHED
numberOfWorks 11
originalInstrumentation chamber choir
small orchestra
patron 1st Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED
James Brydges NERFINISHED
periodOfComposer Baroque era
placeOfFirstPerformance Cannons, Middlesex NERFINISHED
relatedWork Handel oratorios NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
scoring solo voices, choir and orchestra
style English anthem style
Italianate Baroque style
textSource Book of Psalms NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 18th century
typicalPerformanceContext church service
concert performance
usesLanguage Biblical English

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