Music of Titans: Handel Dettingen Te Deum & Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony

Bach in Baltimore closes out its 35 th Anniversary Season with two triumphant works. Handel
composed Dettingen Te Deum in 1743 along with his anthem “The King Shall Rejoice” to
commemorate King George II and his army’s victory at the Battle of Dettingen over the French.
It is a jubilant score for chorus, trumpets, and percussion. This song of victory is paired with
Mozart’s monumental Symphony No. 41 in C major or the “Jupiter” Symphony. Mozart’s
masterpiece, coined for the Roman God Jupiter, opens with a thunderous clap of strings and
horns that builds to a finale of fireworks of breathtaking sound. The “Jupiter” Symphony is
Mozart’s longest and last symphony, and it stands not just as one of Mozart’s greatest musical
achievements but as one of the most awe-inspiring compositions of Classical music.

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