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    Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous libretto – currently thought to have been penned by the English Jewish poet/playwright...
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    George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/; baptised Georg Fried(e)rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April...
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  • David. Solomon may also refer to: Solomon (Boyce), a 1742 serenata Solomon (Handel), a 1748 oratorio Solomon (band), a New Zealand rock band Solomon, a 2017...
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    Solomon (/ˈsɒləmən/), also called Jedidiah, was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or...
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    Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis...
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    Gottfried Gervinus founded the Deutsche Händel-Gesellschaft with the aim of publishing authentic editions of all Handel's works. At the same time, performances...
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  • Zadok the Priest (category Anthems by George Frideric Handel)
    Salomonem, itself derived from the biblical account of the anointing of Solomon by the priest Zadok (1 Kings 1:38-40). These words have been used in every...
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    movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for...
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    performance, Handel cut the first aria, entitled "O first in wisdom." He also expanded the overture by adding the fugue and courante from Solomon. For another...
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    when he began working on it in June 1749. He had written the oratorios Solomon and Susanna the previous year. Theodora would be his penultimate oratorio...
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