Handel’s three anthems (My song shall be  alway  HWV 252, O come let us sing HWV  253, O praise the Lord HWV 254) were composed in 1717 and 1718 for Cannons, a country estate near to London. They take their nickname, the “  Chandos  Anthems”,  from the owner of the estate, the First Duke of  Chandos .<br>
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 The three pieces are noteworthy for their festive character and their varied orchestral accompaniment. Handel borrows older material from his Italian period and his earlier works for the Chapel Royal in London  – a standard procedure for this composer, who reused  particularly successful pieces as starting points for his later works. The  scoring for solo voices,  chorus, oboe, strings, and continuo was tailored to the musical resources of  the small  country estate. Two additional recorders are needed for “O come let us sing  unto the Lord”.<br>
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 The anthems present the Urtext from the “Halle  Handel Edition” and include uncomplicated and  easy-to-play piano reductions. In addition to the original English words, the full scores and vocal scores also include a singing translation in German.<br>
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