Summary
Sheet music for a performance of Handel's 'Zadok the Priest', performed in the Exhibition Buildings at a Coronation Choral Festival, May 1937, to mark the coronation of King George VI.
Physical Description
Cream music score, 4 pages (8 sides). Front cover has text only, with a thin line border in black. Inside, music and lyrics in four parts, (soprano, alto, tenor and bass). The back page also contains the lyric and music for the 'Coronation Ode', words by John Masefield and music by George English. Pages are stapled at the spine.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Miss Christine Mackay, May 1989
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1937
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Person Named
HM George VI, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, May 1937
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Inscriptions
Front cover: Zadok the Priest / CHORUS / COMPOSED BY / HANDEL.
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Overall Dimensions
158 mm (Length), 249 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Celebrations, Coronations, Music, Royal Exhibition Building, Choirs, Music Scores
