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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 October 2012
      23 August 2012
      ISBN:
      9781139151191
      9781107023444
      9781009366120
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139151191
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.78kg, 342 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 342 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Music, British History: General Interest, History, Music Performance
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    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.

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    'An exhaustive, invaluable first point of reference.'

    Source: BBC Music Magazine

    'This impressive study of music and ritual adds a new aspect to the literature of royal ceremonial and will become required reading for historians of music and ritual.'

    Source: Archives

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