• First scholarly-critical edition of the anthem
• Urtext edition based on the “Halle Handel Edition”
• Vocal text in English

The anthem “How beautiful are the feet”, also known as “Anthem on the Peace”, was first performed by the London Chapel Royal in 1749 at a thanksgiving service marking the Peace of Aachen, which ended the War of the Austrian Succession. At the subsequent festive ceremony Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks” also received its premiere. As was often the case with oc...