Chandos Anthem no. 1 "O be joyful in the Lord", HWV 246
Chandos Jubilate, HWV246, is a common name for a choral composition by George Frideric Handel. It was published as the first of the Chandos Anthems, and is known also as Chandos Anthem No. 1 and as Jubilate in D major. A setting of Psalm 100, "O, be joyful in the Lord", it is the first in a series of church anthems that Handel composed between 1717 and 1718, when he was composer in residence to James Brydges, later 1st Duke of Chandos. The anthem was probably first performed at St. Lawrence's church, Whitchurch, near Brydges' country house. The work is written for a small ensemble of instrumentalists, solo singers and choir, and is approximately twenty minutes in length.
Movements
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Chorus “As it was in the beginning”
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Chorus “Glory be to the Father”
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Chorus “O go your way into his gates”
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Chorus “Serve the Lord with gladness”
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Duet “Be ye sure that the Lord he is Lord” (soprano, tenor)
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Solo & Chorus “O be joyful in the Lord” (tenor)
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Sonata
- Chandos Anthem no. 1, HWV 246 “O be joyful in the Lord”: Trio “For the Lord is gracious” (soprano, tenor, bass)