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St Paul's Cathedral | vocal = choir, solo: 2 sopranos, 2 altos, tenor, bass | instrumental = }} ''Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate'' is the common name for a sacred choral composition in two parts, written by George Frideric Handel to celebrate the Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht in 1713, ending the War of the Spanish Succession. He composed a Te Deum, HWV 278, and a ''Jubilate Deo'' (Psalm 100), HWV 279. The combination of the two texts in English follows earlier models. The official premiere of the work was on 13 July 1713 in a service in St Paul's Cathedral in London. == History == Handel's composition was written to celebrate the Peace of Utrecht in 1713.〔(Music for St Paul's ) Peter Holman, 1998〕 Handel followed the models of Henry Purcell's 1694 ''Te Deum and Jubilate'' with strings and trumpets, which was regularly performed for official functions in St Paul's even after the composer's death, and a 1709 setting by William Croft. As in these models, Handel composed a combination of two liturgical texts, the Ambrosian Hymn ''Te Deum'', ''We praise thee, O God'', and a setting of Psalm 100, ''O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands'', which is a regular canticle of the Anglican Morning Prayer. He followed the version of the Book of Common Prayer. Handel's work was first performed in a public dress rehearsal on 5 March 1713 in St Paul's Cathedral. The official premiere took place after the tedious peace negotiations had finished, in a solemn thanksgiving service on 7 July 1713.〔Donald Burrows writes in "Handel and the English Chapel Royal" that "his close association with the Court, reinforced by his musical contribution to events that were personal to the royal family, gave him both the benefits and the disadvantages of identification with the Hanoverian establishment."〔 However, at the time his annual pension was granted it would not have been obvious that he was going to continue to enjoy the favour of the future George I, who was in fact opposed to the Treaty of Utrecht. Handel arranged the Jubilate in about 1717/18 for the Duke of Chandos. ''Te Deum and Jubilate'' was performed in St Paul's for the annual ''Festival of the Sons of the Clergy'', alternating with Purcell's work, until 1743 when Handel's ''Dettingen Te Deum'' was first performed.〔Friedrich Chrysander edited it as volume 31 of "G.F. Händel's Werke: Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft", titled ''Utrechter Te Deum und Jubilate'', with the texts in both English and German. Chrysander mentions in his preface a score published in 1731 by John Walsh: ''Te Deum and Jubilate, for Voices and Instruments performed before the Sons of the Clergy at the Cathedral-Church of St. Paul. Compos'd by George Frederick Handel. London. Printed for & sold by John Walsh''. ''Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate'' has been published by Bärenreiter in the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA).〔 The movement numbers below follow this critical edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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