Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) was a German,
later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of
his career in London, becoming well known for his
operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel
received important training in Halle and worked as a
composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London
in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in
1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great
composers of the Italian Baroque and by the
middle-German polyphonic chora...(+)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) was a German,
later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of
his career in London, becoming well known for his
operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel
received important training in Halle and worked as a
composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London
in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in
1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great
composers of the Italian Baroque and by the
middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.
Chandos Jubilate, HWV246, is a common name for a choral
composition by George Frideric Handel. It was published
as the first of the Chandos Anthems, and is known also
as Chandos Anthem No. 1 and as Jubilate in D Major. A
setting of Psalm 100, "O, be joyful in the Lord", it is
the first in a series of church anthems that Handel
composed between 1717 and 1718, when he was composer in
residence to James Brydges, later 1st Duke of Chandos.
The anthem was probably first performed at St.
Lawrence's church, Whitchurch, near Brydges' country
house. The work is written for a small ensemble of
instrumentalists, solo singers and choir, and is
approximately twenty minutes in length.
This anthem is very unusual in being written for a
small choir of soprano, tenor and bass, omitting the
usual altos, and two violins, two oboes playing in
unison, and basso continuo instruments of cello,
bassoon, and double bass, omitting the usual violas.
The omission of the usual inner parts gives the music a
light texture similar to chamber music. Handel, as
often throughout his career, recycled music in this
anthem that he had already used in other compositions,
notably in this instance the Utrecht Te Deum and
Jubilate, originally composed for a grand service of
thanksgiving in St. Paul's Cathedral.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandos_Jubilate).
Although originally written for Voice (STB), Violins,
Oboes & Basso Continuo (Cello, Bassoon & Bass), I
created this Interpretation of the Chandos Jubilate -
Anthem No. 1 in D Major (HWV 246) for Winds (Flute,
Oboe, French Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins,
Viola & Cello).
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