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I am going to commit heresy by saying that I prefer Boyce's setting for George III to Handel's more famous setting for George II. I particularly enjoy the way that he is fairly abstemious with using the full forces and then lets them go on the words "And shalt set a crown of purest gold upon thine head"
I agree this is a wonderful anthem and the music suit the words wonderfully welll. The the two are not quite comparable because the Boyce anthem is longer. What gives it to Handel for me is the amazing Ha-Ha in the Hallelujah of Handel's last movement. I think only a German could write a Ha-Ha in the middle of a Hallelujah!
@@philippawiles5643 though at the coronation only the first section was sung. I felt it needed more . I came here and found the rest of the anthem - much more satisfying.
Handel was born in 1685 and lived to 1759. Around 1711 he moved to London. Boyce was born that year, and lived until 1779. The two men co-existed in London for several decades.
