Zadok the Priest

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Zadok the Priest: References & Edit History

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Betsy Schwarm

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Moved up the discussion of the other coronation anthems.	Alicja Zelazko	Feb 23, 2023
	Add new Web site: AllMusic - Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1 For Chorus & Orchestra, HWV 258.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Dec 08, 2015
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper Betsy Schwarm	Aug 15, 2013