The German Händel turned into the British Handel in 1712 when, after a rather nomadic life style, he finally settled in London and, subsequently, in 1727, became a naturalised British citizen.
Here’s a chance to compare the continental Händel – as represented by his Dixit Dominus (Psalm 110, 1707), written during a sojourn in Italy – with his British musical alter ego in the form of the first of the eleven anthems written for the Duke of Chandos (c. 1717):
Dixit Dominus 00:00
Virgam virtutis tuae 05:46
Tecum principium in die virtutis 08:48
Juravit Dominus 11:52
Tu es sacerdos in aeternum 14:30
Dominus a dextris tuis 15:58
Judicabit in nationibus 19:02
De torrente in via bibet 22:58
Gloria Patri et Filio 27:17
The anthem is a setting of Psalm 100, known as the "Jubilate".
Tenor solo, then fugal chorus :
Oh be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,
Serve the Lord with gladness
And come before his presence with a song.
Duet for soprano and bass, with solo violin and solo oboe:
Be sure that the Lord, he is God,
It is He that has made us, and not we ourselves.
We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Polyphonic chorus:
O go your ways into His gates with thanksgiving
And into His courts with praise
Be thankful unto Him, and speak good of His name.
Trio, soprano, tenor and bass:
For the Lord is gracious, His mercy is everlasting
And His truth endures from generation to generation.
Chorus, in block chords:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost
Fugal chorus:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end,
Amen.
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