CHANDOS ANTHEMS

Set of 11verse anthemsand oneTe Deumcomposed for James Brydges, later Duke of Chandos, byGeorge Frideric Handelin 1717–1718 while he was in residence at Brydges’ Cannons estate in Edgeware, England. The scoring is for woodwinds, strings, three- or four-voiced choir, and soloists.