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UEFA Champions League song, official theme, anthem, lyrics, name and downloads

Sportingnews 17 Sep 2024
According to UEFA, the European confederation commissioned Britten to compose an anthem based on a 1727 song by George Frideric Handel called Zadok the Priest, which was originally written for the coronation of King George II.
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New warming shelter opens in Fond du Lac, plus more news in weekly dose

FDL Reporter 18 Nov 2023
The result was establishment of the Holy Family Warming Shelter ... Selections include “The Last Words of David,” by Randall Thompson; “Wedding Cantata,” by Daniel Pinkham; and “My Heart is Indicting” from “Coronation Anthems,” by George Frideric Handel.
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Court Circular: June 6, 2023

The Times/The Sunday Times 07 Jun 2023
The King this evening attended a performance of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems and “Dettingen Te Deum” given by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Wigmore ...
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King Charles revels in memories of Coronation ceremony with special concert

The News International 07 Jun 2023
King Charles is still revelling his Coronation as he enjoys the music from the historic royal ceremony ... The concert featured all four coronation anthems by George Frideric Handel, including Zadok the Priest.
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From Handel to Hendrix... Mayfair townhouse where royal composer Handel wrote anthem played at King ...

The Daily Mail 19 May 2023
The home where 18th century composer George Frideric Handel wrote coronation anthem Zadok the Priest has re-opened to the public after undergoing a £3million restoration.
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Why are they playing the Champions League anthem at the coronation?

Football Transfers 06 May 2023
Zadok the Priest was not created for the Champions League but was instead composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727 – nearly 300 years before UEFA put together ...
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'You cannot beat Champions League fixtures like this in Westminster!': Fans joke King Charles III ...

The Daily Mail 06 May 2023
However, the song performed was not 'Champions League' but instead 'Zadok the Priest', a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1727 for the coronation of King George II ... anthem.
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Even critics of the monarchy think Zadok the Priest is an ‘absolute banger’

The Independent 06 May 2023
We’re talking about “Zadok the Priest”, the coronation anthem written by the German-British composer George Frideric Handel for the crowning of King George II in 1727 ... Handel’s composition was borrowed ...
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Football fans go wild after Champions League theme plays at coronation

Metro UK 06 May 2023
But the Coronation Anthem, Zadok the Priest, is more widely known in its adapted form as the Champions League Anthem. The original tune was written by German composer George Frideric Handel in 1727, ahead of the coronation of King George II.
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Key moments in King Charles's coronation day

Gulf News 06 May 2023
Of the music used at coronations through the centuries, the most notable is "Zadok the Priest" which was composed by George Frideric Handel as a coronation anthem for King George II in 1727 and has been sung at every one since.
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The lady in blue, vanishing princes and the crowning event: Key moments from the coronation

CNN 06 May 2023
In the background, the Choir of Westminster Abbey sang the anthemic “Zadok the Priest” by George Frideric Handel, which was composed for the coronation of King George II in 1727 and performed at every British coronation since.
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Coronation order of service in full

Joy Online 06 May 2023
George Frideric Handel 1 Kings 1 ... Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Oh, had I Jubal’s lyre from Joshua George Frideric Handel ... Care selve from Atalanta George Frideric Handel.
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King’s coronation order of service: In full

Metro UK 06 May 2023
George Frideric Handel 1 Kings 1 ... composed for the Coronation of George II (1727) ... composed for the Coronation of George VI (1937) ... The choir sings the Anthem ... composed for the Coronation of George III (1761).
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The Coronation of King Charles: Order of Service

CNN 06 May 2023
George Frideric Handel 1 Kings 1. 39-40composed for the Coronation of George II (1727) During the anthem, the Archbishop of Canterbury anoints The King in the form of a cross.

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