🎵 Handel - Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem) // Pipe Organ Sheet Music

Today is 4th May 2023 – two days before the Coronation of King Charles III in Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023. I wanted to find an organ solo arrangement of this piece (which is synonymous with the Coronation of the British Monarch) but couldn’t find one which matched my own personal requirements. Queue an idea for a new arrangement! This arrangement is available to purchase from In arranging the 1st of the 4 Coronation Anthems, Zadok the Priest, I have tried to strike an agreeable balance between the orchestra and choir. The orchestra doesn’t merely duplicate the choral writing but is often quite independent. Including everything would be impractical and in my view wasteful. The infamous passages in the 3rd movement ’God save the King’ containing many 3rds have been omitted because they become quite muddy when playing quickly and with a full organ sound. Of course, also they’re blooming hard! I have decided to omit any registration suggestions simply because this piece is so incredibly well-known that we’ll all have our own ideas on how to register it. The original manuscript is available on the British Library website, and it’s interesting to note that the 1st movement starts with the direction ‘Soft’ before indicating ‘Loud’ at bar 23. It’s therefore safe to assume that a crescendo through the introduction is authentic. Much love and dedication has gone into this transcription, and I hope that you are able to seek as much enjoyment from playing it as I did from creating it. Long live the King! The organ used for this recording is my favourite sample set - the Surround version of Dudelange by Voxus. Epic! Richard x ------------------------------------ Making money is not my primary objective. After expenses are taken into consideration, remaining revenue is invested back into BEAUTY IN SOUND. Audio and visual equipment is expensive, and I also pay a fair fee to all recitalists who appear on BIS. This is why I regularly ask YOU to help, and I’m sorry for having to do so. I hope that you can all see the tangible improvements being made to BIS along our shared journey. Ways to help and support BEAUTY IN SOUND: Join the channel for fun and funky emojis in the Live Chat: ► Becoming a Patron allows you access to an exclusive club with additional content and many perks! It is a very friendly and close community, currently consisting of over 330 people. ► PayPal is preferred for larger donations (another over £100) because they take a smaller cut of your contribution than YouTube do: ► Thank you - truly! x ------------------------------------ If you like organ music, then you really must join the BIS Organists’ Association: ► To make a hymn or organ request, please use the BIS Requests Form: ► ------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE to keep updated on live streams, new uploads and other fun things. Let’s build an amazing community together! Love, Richard x ------------------------------------ Follow us on: ► Facebook: ► Twitter: ------------------------------------ Business enquiries: ► enquiries@ ------------------------------------ #richardmcveigh #beautyinsound