A Grand Te Deum for the Peace of Utrech. Composed in the Year 1713 [HWV 278] - Handel, George Frideric 1685-1759 (London Arnold, 1788)
To celebrate the Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht in 1713, ending the War of the Spanish Succession, Händel composed a Te Deum, HWV 278, and a Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100), HWV 279. The combination of the two texts in English follows earlier models. The official premiere of the work was on 13 July 1713 in a service in St Paul's Cathedral in London.
A Grand Jubilate [HWV 279]
This exemplar was exhibited in 2013 at 'In vredesnaam: De Vrede van Utrecht, Rastatt en Baden, 1713-1714' (Centraal Museum, Utrecht; Wehrgeschichtliches Museum, Rastatt; Historisches Museum, Baden), see de Bruin & Brinkman 2013
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Vocal music; Te Deum; Religion; United Kingdom