Friday, 16 September 2022

  

Much like all the rescheduling by TV channels since the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - there is a change to the advertised programme for this week's Music Spot. (The OGWT - Part 2 - will return soon).
Seeing all the various tributes and newsreel footage of her reign I heard a piece of music I recognised and it seems that Handel's 'Zadok the Priest' written in 1727 for the Coronation of George III has been played at all coronations since, including the Queen's in 1953. 
Some of you will also recognise it as Tony Britten rearranged 'Zadok the Priest' in 1992 as the basis for the UEFA Champions League anthem. 
    

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