From 1717 to 1718 Handel was resident composer at Cannons, a country  estate to the  north of  London .<br>
 During this time he wrote the so-called  Chandos  Anthems, a set of eleven  “Anglican cantatas” with instrumental accompaniment. “The Lord is my light” (HWV 255), with its eleven movements, is not only the longest composition in the set, it  also has the  largest proportion of newly composed material.<br>
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 This anthem, published with the Urtext of the  Halle Handel Edition, is especially noteworthy  for its varied and self-sufficient orchestral accompaniment, which lends a fitting backdrop to  the festive chorus and equally festive solo numbers.  Both the full score and the vocal score contain a German translation  alongside the  original English.<br>
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 Soloists (STT), chorus (SATTB), 2 recorders, oboe, strings, continuo<br>
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 - Urtext  at the forefront of musical scholarship<br>
 - First separate edition for performance purposes<br>
 - Based on the  Urtext  from the Halle  Handel Edition<br>
 - Straightforward and easy-to-play piano reduction<br>
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