David Starkey’s Music & Monarchy

Synopsis: Presented by renowned historian David Starkey, this BBC series reveals how British kings and queens shaped the story of the nation’s music as patrons and taste makers, and even as composers and performers.
This two-disc set uncovers the role of the crown in the careers of composers such as Purcell, Handel, Parry and Elgar; it also features exclusive performances in the historic locations where the monarchy first enjoyed it - from Westminster Abbey and King’s College Cambridge to Buckingham Palace.
This is the music of ceremony, pageantry, and power; music composed for Coronations and jubilees, thanksgiving and political expediency.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2017
Subjects: History; Music
Keywords: coronation; monarchy; music - classical; British history

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