The Four Coronation Anthems: “My heart is inditing”, HWV 261

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composer:	George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1727-09-09 until 1727-10-11)

premiered at:	Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)

part of:	Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 261) (order: 302)

Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002369911 [info]

part of:

The Four Coronation Anthems

parts:

1. The Four Coronation Anthems: "My heart is inditing", HWV 261: I. Andante "My heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak of the things which I have made unto the King"
2. The Four Coronation Anthems: "My heart is inditing", HWV 261: II. Andante "Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women"
3. The Four Coronation Anthems: "My heart is inditing", HWV 261: III. Andante "Upon thy right hand did stand the Queen in vesture of gold; And the King shall have pleasure in thy beauty"
4. The Four Coronation Anthems: "My heart is inditing", HWV 261: IV. Allegro e staccato "Kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nursing mothers"

Recordings

Date	Title	Artist	Length
	recordings
1981-10	The Anthems for the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline: III. My heart is inditing, HWV 261	Choir of Westminster Abbey, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Simon Preston	12:00
2002-02-21 – 2002-02-22	My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261	David Bates, Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen, Edward Lyon, Tallis Chamber Choir, Nicholas Warden, The Royal Academy Consort, Jeremy Summerly	2:59
	Apprendre à lire en chantant	Marielle D. Khoury & Benoît Allemane	1:37