Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
This guide follows Handel’s Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 (1727) in one part.
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Follow all 9 sections as they play
0:05–5:09
. Quiet string textures () build in layers until the whole orchestra, trumpets included, breaks in, and the choir takes over (A). Between that opening and the last section comes a dance-like passage (B) in 3/4 over dotted rhythms in the strings. In the final section (C) the 'God save the King' three times in chords, each followed by an with fast 'Amen' runs passed between the voices. A slow, Amen-style on '' ends the .
- A
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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