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
approximateCompositionEnd 1719
approximateCompositionStart 1717
associatedPerson George Frideric Handel
James Brydges
associatedPlace Cannons estate
catalogueDesignation HWV 246–256
commissionedBy James Brydges
composedFor 1st Duke of Chandos
James Brydges
composer George Frideric Handel
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
denominationalContext Church of England
genre Baroque music
sacred music
hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 1
linked to: Chandos Anthems

Chandos Anthem No. 10
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Chandos Anthem No. 11
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Chandos Anthem No. 2
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Chandos Anthem No. 3
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Chandos Anthem No. 4
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Chandos Anthem No. 5
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Chandos Anthem No. 6
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Chandos Anthem No. 7
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Chandos Anthem No. 8
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Chandos Anthem No. 9
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historicalSignificance early major English sacred works by Handel
influencedBy English verse anthem tradition
Italian cantata
intendedVenue Cannons, Middlesex
private chapel at Cannons
language English
liturgicalUse Anglican worship
notableWork Chandos Anthem No. 1 "O be joyful in the Lord"
linked to: Chandos Anthems

Chandos Anthem No. 2 "In the Lord put I my trust"
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Chandos Anthem No. 4 "O sing unto the Lord a new song"
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numberOfWorks 11
originalInstrumentation chamber choir
small orchestra
patron 1st Duke of Chandos
James Brydges
periodOfComposer Baroque era
placeOfFirstPerformance Cannons, Middlesex
relatedWork Handel oratorios
religiousTradition Christianity
scoring solo voices, choir and orchestra
style English anthem style
Italianate Baroque style
textSource Book of Psalms
linked to: Psalms
timePeriod early 18th century
typicalPerformanceContext church service
concert performance
usesLanguage Biblical English

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Cannons associatedWork Chandos Anthems
Cannons associatedWork Chandos Te Deum
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems notableWork Chandos Anthem No. 1 "O be joyful in the Lord"
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems notableWork Chandos Anthem No. 2 "In the Lord put I my trust"
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems notableWork Chandos Anthem No. 4 "O sing unto the Lord a new song"
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 1
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 2
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 3
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 4
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 5
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 6
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 7
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 8
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 9
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 10
linked to: Chandos Anthems
Chandos Anthems hasPart Chandos Anthem No. 11
linked to: Chandos Anthems