Music and ceremonial at British coronations : from James I to Elizabeth II / Matthias Range.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Range, Matthias, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coronation music--Great Britain--History and criticism.

Coronation music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Music & Ceremonial at British Coronations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Coronations are the grandest of all state occasions. This is the first comprehensive in-depth study of the music that was performed at British coronations from 1603 to the present, encompassing the sixteen coronations that have taken place in Westminster Abbey and the last two Scottish coronations. Range describes how music played a crucial role at the coronations and how the practical requirements of the ceremonial proceedings affected its structure and performance. The programme of music at each coronation is reconstructed, accompanied by a wealth of transcriptions of newly discovered primary source material, revealing findings that lead to fresh conclusions about performance practices. The coronation ceremonies are placed in their historical context, including the political background and the concept of invented traditions. The study is an invaluable resource not only for musicologists and historians, but also for performers, providing a fascinating insight into the greatest of all Royal events.

Contents:

Introduction : the British coronation and its music

After reformation and restoration : 1603-1661

Truncation and elaboration : 1685

Politics and spectacle : 1689-1714

The concert coronations I : 1727

The concert coronations II : 1761 & 1821

The reformed model : 1831 & 1838

The marriage of tradition and innovation : the twentieth century.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-139-88767-X

1-139-56462-5

1-283-61064-7

1-139-55108-6

9786613923097

1-139-15119-3

1-139-55604-5

1-139-54983-9

1-139-55479-4

1-139-55234-1

OCLC:

811502356