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British Royal and State Funerals - Music and Ceremonial since Elizabeth I (Hardcover)
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British Royal and State Funerals - Music and Ceremonial since Elizabeth I (Hardcover)
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The first in-depth study of the ceremonial and music performed at
British royal and state funerals over the past 400 years. British
royal and state funerals are among the most elaborate and solemn
occasions in European history. This book is the first in-depth
study of the ceremonial and the music performed at these events
over the past 400 years, fromthe funeral of Elizabeth I in 1603.
Covering funerals of both royalty and non-royalty, including
Nelson, Wellington and Churchill, this study goes up to the
funerals of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002 and the
ceremonial funeral of Baroness Thatcher in 2013. While some of
these funerals have received a good deal of attention - especially
the 1997 funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales - these extraordinary
events have largely not been discussed in their longer historical
context. The book examines the liturgical changes in the Anglican
funeral rite since the Reformation and also the change from the
so-called 'public' to 'private' funerals. It includes many new
findings onthe development of the ceremonial and its intricate
peculiarities, as well as new insights into the music and its
performance. British Royal and State Funerals shows that, despite a
strong emphasis on continuity in the choice of music, the
ceremonial itself has shown an astonishing flexibility over the
last four centuries. Overall, the book also contributes to the
debate on the monarchy's changing public image over time by paying
particular attention to topics such as tradition and propaganda.
Drawing on substantial research in principal libraries and
archives, including those of Westminster Abbey, the College of
Arms, Lambeth Palace and the British Library, this book is an
exhaustive resource for musicologists, musicians and historians
alike, providing an unprecedented insight into this most sombre of
royal and state occasions. MATTHIAS RANGE is author of Music and
Ceremonial at British Coronations (2012). He is a post-doctoral
researcher for the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music and its
partner AHRC-funded Tudor Partbooks project at the Faculty of
Music, University of Oxford.
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