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H/w 13/11/02 What features of Handel's The King Shall Rejoice have made the anthem so memorable to the present day? 'I beg Your Imperial Highness not to forget Handel's works, since these will certainly always afford the most excellent food for your highly developed musical soul which, moreover, is bound ever to overflow with admiration for that great man.' Beethoven, 1819 Handel's music has endured centuries, and the fact that The King Shall Rejoice (TKSR) is studied as a set piece at A level shows it still has many relevant, interesting and unique styles and qualities to examine. Handel composed during the Baroque period. Baroque has many identifiable signatures. For example, much of the music is religious and is characterised by majestic dotted rhythms and fugal textures, e.g. in the French Overture. TKSR follows many of the traditional styles of the Baroque period, and also Handel's style. The text for The King Shall Rejoice is taken...

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