“The King Shall Rejoice” History and Analysis After the death of King George I, Handel was employed to write several anthems for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline by the Chapel Royal. In his second Coronation Anthem, “The King Shall Rejoice,” Handel used instrumentation, contrasting sections, and musical gesture to reflect the text of Psalm 21: verses one, three, and five. The musical life of the Chapel Royal was affected by two important deaths. The first was the unexpected
Though the Pharisees held themselves to a higher standard than the normal Jews. During Herod’s kingship, Herod found favor in few Pharisees, but others he executed for opposing him. Zadok was a leading priest in the time of David and Solomon. The high priest Ananus who assembled the Sanhedrin to condemn Jesus’ brother James, followed the school of the Sadducee, VanderKam 187-189. The Sanhedrin were the supreme Jewish council, the body which governed the Jews after the
derived from the Greek and Hebrew languages and means the “righteous ones.” This may have been in direct relation to their belief that they were the descendants of Zadok, who was once a high priest during the reigns of King David and King Solomon and the revelation of the prophet Ezekiel advising that only those who were the “sons of Zadok” could approach God and the most do so only in the Temple. Typically wealthy aristocrats, they had supreme control over the priesthood, the Temple and how their
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic chamber orchestra brought the Baroque and Classical eras to life at the First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, with their orchestral rendition of Royal Mozart. The orchestra provided the audience with a night full of compositions from prominent musical composers such as Ludwig Van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Beethoven’s Overture to King Stephen, Op. 117, begins energetically with brass instruments, such as the
George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a baroque era composer, with an impressive repertoire of compositions. Handel didn’t grow up in a music rich environment, but in fact, he was forbidden by his father to touch any musical instrument, but found time when everyone else was asleep to play a clavichord he had smuggled to an upstairs room in the house. He grew up in Halle, Germany and at the age of 18, he traveled to Hamburg, and took a job as a violinist
As we examine the heroes of the faith outlined for us in the Old Testament, we would be hard pressed to find a more faithful man that King David. After the death of King Saul, David became the King of the Hebrew people. David, who was meek and pious, steadfastly believed in the true God and tried to do His will. He had endured much persecution from Saul and other enemies but did not become bitter, did not lift his hand against Saul, as he was the Lord’s anointed, but placed all his hope in God, and
The tradition of ‘Evala’ is a West African Wrestling art that comes from the Togo ceremony of the Kabye people, which young men trained for and is possibly thousands of years old; originating from the Bantu migration period. Their training resembles the initiation of “Shaolin disciples” (they go through a rigorous training and are then tested). Yoruba: The Yoruba style of wrestling (Gidigbo/Oyo) founded in western Nigeria is a part of their initiation rite into manhood and is originally based
As David aged, the urgency was to appoint the next king. In accordance to the Davidic covenant, the throne had to be passed on to the son of David. This matter had to be settled swiftly and decisively when David was still alive to avoid a civil war when his sons battled for the throne. Eventually, Solomon the son of Bathsheba was appointed king of Israel. This section discusses the Solomon’s succession, wisdom and reign. 1. Solomon's Succession (1 Kings 1-2) The transition of the kingship from
The biblical King David of Israel was known for his diverse skills as both a warrior and a writer of psalms. In his 40 years as ruler, between approximately 1010 and 970 B.C.E., he united the people of Israel, led them to victory in battle, conquered land and paved the way for his son, Solomon, to build the Holy Temple. Almost all knowledge of him is derived from the books of the Prophets and Writings: Samuel I and II, Kings I and Chronicles I. David was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse from
Monarchs have long been viewed as fairy tales and myths since the beginning of time, but the reality is these people are very real and some still exist today. Often containing religious symbolism, these ceremonies are meticulously planned and executed and are, in large part, determined by the location of the monarchy. The act of coronation refers to the authorized inauguration or enthronement of the monarch and does not imply that this is a public event. These rituals often include the monarch taking
Sport is an ever growing aspect of our cultures, and as the access to different avenues of sport begin to present themselves we question the ability of sport organizations to expand globally. This review of literature will examine different avenues of sport and the research that has been done in regards to their effort to expand on a global scale. Arguably one of the most successful avenues of sport to expand globally is soccer. Soccer is played in more countries(204) than any other sport. (Klein
Analysis of The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls Preamble “The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of our God stands forever” Isaiah 40.8 “Mohammed Dib, a Bedouin shepherd of the T’Amireh tribe” (Keller, 1957, 401) could not have known that he would be the person who, in 1947, would bring to bear the words of Isaiah 40.8 This shepherd boy had been clambering around the clefts and gullies of a rock face on Wadi Qumran, north of the Dead Sea hoping to find one of his lost lambs