Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte
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History of the Chapel Royal: EMS 1st September
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There was a week-long (five programmes) Composers of the Week back in May, 2012, devoted to Music written for the Chapel Royal - a repeat of that series following this EMS might have given some evidence of "joined-up thinking" at the Beeb.
As it is, if you want something doing ...
If you have access to a friendly local Library (or deep pockets - I got my copy for under a fiver at a second-hand bookshop in Edinburgh! <slapthatsmuglookoffyourfaceemoticon>) then this is a good read:
EDIT: Amazon have paperback copies at £39 - still a bit breath-taking![FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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...and I'd just mention that Donald Burrows (refer to second link above) also published performing editions of William Crroft's canticles and anthems with instrumental accompaniment. (Croft was a boy and later organist+gentleman extraordinary of the Chapel Royal.) Whilst Croft was, of course, not in the same league as a composer, I believe his ceremonial works (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pqcVwC0Ues) was a considerable influence on Handel's 'English' choral style.
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