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ISWC
T9197003228
ISRC
GB-FFM-16-25713
GVL Label Code
27831
Release Year
2016
Key
D
Metre
4/4
Tempo
70BPM (ends in 102BPM)
Tempo notes
Medium
Factoid
Written for the coronation of King George II by Handel in 1727, this work has been sung at the coronation of every monarch since. Zadok was a curious choice as the subject. No one had ever really heard of him although he is briefly mentioned in the bible as the man who annointed King Soloman, but is more known from texts about him in the Dead Sea Scrolls, where he is called 'The Teacher of Righteousness'.