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The UEFA Champions League anthem, officially titled ‘Champions League’, is an adaptation of the most famous of Handel’s Coronation Anthems, ‘Zadok the Priest’.
Composer Tony Britten was commissioned to write the Champions League theme in 1992 when the football competition was rebranded.
Britten, a graduate of the Royal College of Music, borrowed heavily from Handel’s much-loved choral anthem – and it stuck.
Coincidentally, Classic FM also launched in 1992, and ‘Zadok the Priest’ was the first piece ever broadcast on the station.
The version of the theme that you’ll hear before a match is performed by WILLEM van TWILLERT a Dutch organist on a famous Historical Organ built by the Brothers IBACH in 1864 in Bergen op Zoom in NL
The anthem’s chorus, which contains the three official languages used by UEFA: English, German, and French, is played before each UEFA Champions League game.
It also appears at the beginning and end of television broadcasts of the matches.
Special vocal versions have been performed live at the Champions League Final with lyrics in other languages, changing over to the host country’s language for the chorus.
Handel himself allowed in the eighteenth century that Zadok the Priest, along with other of his works compiled in Coronation Anthems, were used and played in any type of event or ceremony.
Listen to the FULL Zadok the Priest ANTHEM CHECK,
ABOUT this ARRANGEMENT for PIPE ORGAN by William Thomas Best (1826-1897) and WILLEM van TWILLERT (*1952)
SHORTSwillemvantwillert #PromotionOrganProjectsSHORTS George Frideric Handel composed ‘Zadok the Priest’ (HWV 258) for the coronation of King George II on October 11, 1727.
William Thomas Best (1826-1897) arranged this work for organ solo.
For this recording, the organist, Willem van Twillert added notes in the right hand to emphasize the three-voiced layered violin parts.
In the orchestral introduction (now arranged for organ solo) the music prepares a surprise through the use of static layering of soft string textures followed by a suddenly rousing forte tutti entrance, supplemented by three trumpets.
It provides stirring heroism.
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TONY BRITTEN
Tony Britten (1900-1995) graduated from the Royal College of Music in London, used the music of G. F. Handel as the basis for the Anthem that he made for UEFA on behalf of the UEFA Champions League which started in 1992.
«The idea of the Champions League was to make the game beautiful again and the music had to reflect this quality,» Britten told UEFA.TV about his arrangement/composition.
Tony Britten’s choice has been an excellent one in preparing the football fans for the match.
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Tony Britten made money by Musicians niche. For all time, at the moment, 2021 year, Tony Britten earned $83 Million.
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The lyrics are a mix of UEFA’s three official languages: English, French and German.
The full words:
Champions League Anthem lyrics
Ce sont les meilleures équipes
Es sind die allerbesten Mannschaften
The main event
(…)
Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champions
Ils sont les meilleurs
Sie sind die Besten
These are the champions
IBACH-ORGEL [1863 /2011]
ENGLISH
DISPOSITIE [2011] IBACH-ORGEL [1863]
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AUDIO Marien Stouten
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VIDEO EDITING Herman Logtenberg
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THANKS
Dank aan Janno den Engelsman titularis Ibach-orgel Bergen op zoom, voor stemmen van de tongwerken en Hans Smout voor de gastvrije ontvangst en organisatie.
ENGLISH
Thanks to Janno den Engelsman titular Ibach organ Bergen op zoom, for tuning reeds and Hans Smout for the hospitable reception and organization.
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