The Foundling Hospital Chapel, venue of Handel's premiere
Full title
Blessed are they that considereth the poor
Catalogue
HWV 268
Period
Baroque
Genre
Choral anthem
Text
adapted from the King James Bible
Language
English
Movements
4
Premiere
Date
27 May 1749 (1749-05-27)[1]
Location
The Foundling Hospital Chapel, Bloomsbury, London
Conductor
George Frideric Handel
Performers
Children of the Chapel Royal
The Foundling Hospital Anthem (HWV 268), also known by its longer title "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" [sic],[a] is a choral anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. It was written for the Foundling Hospital in London and was first performed in the chapel there. Handel wrote two versions, one for choir only and one for choir and soloists. Composed 10 years before his death, it was Handel's last piece of English church music.[2]
^Burrows 1991, p. 37.
^Burrows 2012, p. 434.
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