In The Choir Of Westminister Abbey
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| Author | : Tony Trowles |
| Publisher | : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781857596496 |
- New edition of this exploration of one of Britain's greatest buildings - A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated survey of Westminster Abbey's art treasures Westminster Abbey has a history stretching back over a thousand years. Founded as a Benedictine monastery in the mid-tenth century, it is the coronation church where monarchs have been crowned amid great splendor since 1066. The present church, begun by Henry III in 1245, is a treasure house of architectural and artistic achievement on which each succeeding century has left its mark. The medieval and Renaissance tombs within the Abbey, though among the most important in Europe, form only a small part of the extraordinary collection of gravestones, memorials and monumental sculpture for which it has long been famous. Ranging from the thirteenth-century shrine of St Edward and the Renaissance splendor of Henry VII's Lady Chapel, to the literary memorials of Poets' Corner and the statues of twentieth-century martyrs on the Abbey's west front, this book describes the stained glass, furniture, sculpture, textiles, wall paintings and many other historic artefacts found within this remarkable church. Contents: Introduction; Edward the Confessor's Chapel; Sacrarium and High Altar; Quire and Crossing; North Transept and Ambulatory; South Ambulatory and Transept; Nave; Lady Chapel; Cloisters; Abbey Precincts.
| Author | : John Merbecke |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 152 |
| Release | : 1844 |
| Genre | : Anglican chants |
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| Author | : Richard Jenkyns |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2005-03-31 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780674017160 |
Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in existence. National cathedral, coronation church, royal mausoleum, burial place of poets, resting place of the great and of the Unknown Warrior, former home of parliament, backdrop to the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales—this rich and extraordinary building unites many functions. Westminster Abbey is both an appreciation of an architectural masterpiece and an exploration of the building’s shifting meanings. We hear the voices of those who have described its forms, moods, and ceremonies, from Shakespeare and Voltaire to Dickens and Henry James; we see how rulers have made use of it, from medieval kings to modern prime ministers. In a highly original book, classicist and cultural historian Richard Jenkyns teaches us to look at this microcosm of history with new eyes.
| Author | : David Starkey |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : 184990586X |
David Starkey's Music and Monarchyoffers us a new history of Britain through music, showing how the Royal Court shaped the musical landscape in ways that speak directly to our national identity. Many of our current musical symbols of nationhood - from the 'Last Night of the Proms' to football terraces erupting in song - have their origins in the way the Crown deliberately shaped the national soundtrack. This is a story of song and power, exploring how Henry VIII subverted the Reformation he started by protecting a sacred choral tradition he loved; how Henry Purcell's music was designed to help make Charles II more palatable to his subjects; how opera in Georgian London is a story of political infighting between the King and his son; and how the coronation of Elizabeth II, and the music of Vaughan Williams, represented the last dramatic moment of Church and State coming together in all its grandeur. David Starkey's Music and Monarchywill change the way you hear our country's most iconic musical masterpieces.
| Author | : Arthur Penrhyn Stanley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 662 |
| Release | : 1876 |
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| Author | : Robert Shay |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 2006-11-02 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780521028110 |
Few details are known about the life of Henry Purcell. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the most obvious documentary evidence of Purcell's career - the music manuscripts of his own hand and those copied by his colleagues. Robert Shay and Robert Thompson offer a richly illustrated study of Purcell's sources, examining in detail the physical features of the manuscripts as well as their musical content. Their survey sheds light on the chronology of composition and copying of Purcell's works and reassesses the place of extant autographs in his musical development. Major sources are fully catalogued, providing information about the context in which Purcell's music was collected and performed, and his handwriting is more closely examined than ever before. The book represents a significant reference tool for scholars, applying a forensic approach that greatly enriches our knowledge of the composer and the music of his time.
| Author | : Jeremy Dibble |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 584 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780198163831 |
'Jeremy Dibble has written a book which adds substantially to Stanford's reputation and which greatly enriches both British and Irish musical scholarship. It is brilliantly done.' -Irish TimesJeremy Dibble presents the first authoritative, comprehensive study of the life and works of Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), one of the most gifted and influential composers. Dibble reveals how, although perhaps best known for his church music, Stanford was also an eminent symphonist, songwriter, and author of many fine choral works. Cosmopolitan, ambitious, and pragmatic, he was untiring in his efforts to advance the cause of British music during its renaissance at the end of the nineteenth century, promoting the music of his contemporaries, and the many pupils he taught at Cambridge and the Royal College of Music, including Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Howells, Bliss, Holst, and Gurney.
| Author | : Charles Anthony Silvestri |
| Publisher | : GIA Publications |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9781622773541 |
"Charles Anthony Silvestri's poems and lyrics have inspired notable American composers and readers of evocative poetry. This is a collection of 184 of his poems from 2001 to 2018"--
| Author | : Reginald 1894-1969 Jacques |
| Publisher | : Hassell Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2021-09-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781014771605 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : Warwick Rodwell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Abbeys |
| ISBN | : 9780854312955 |
This volume tells the complete story of the Westminster Abbey Chapter House, which ranks as one of the spectacular achievements of European Gothic art & architecture as its builder, King Henry III, intended. Begun in the mid-1240s, & completed within a decade, its pre-eminence was recognized in its own day.
