Written for SS-AA-T-BB chorus and orchestra, in the key of D major, Zadok the Priest, a British anthem which was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727, prepares a surprise in its orchestral introduction through the use of static layering of soft string textures followed by a sudden rousing forte tutti entrance, augmented by three trumpets.
Written for SS-AA-T-BB chorus and orchestra, in the key of D major, Zadok the Priest, a British anthem which was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727, prepares a surprise in its orchestral introduction through the use of static layering of soft string textures followed by a sudden rousing forte tutti entrance, augmented by three trumpets.