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233:. He was viewed by his contemporaries as an affable man but a musician of limited ability, although his court music cannot be assessed, having mostly been lost. He is believed to be the first professional musician to have been knighted in Britain, although it was said that the honour was more for "the score of his merits than because of the merits of his scores".
377:, organist of St George's Chapel, Windsor, who had been rumoured to be in the running for the post in 1924. In a 1966 retrospective of the various Masters, Charles Cudworth wrote that Davies was "a fine musician, a good composer, and was even better-known as one of the world's first great broadcasters, so the appointment was popular." When Davies died in 1941,
256:, best known as a theatre composer: he composed or arranged music for at least thirty-six operas and seven pantomimes and ballets. Shield's tenure is most notable for the abandonment of the traditional provision of court odes. By custom, the Poet Laureate of the day wrote the words for the odes, a task that the then holder,
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Weir would concentrate on supporting and speaking up for her composer colleagues, challenging the function that contemporary music fulfils in society, and embarking on a nationwide exploration of the state of music education in order to create pieces that will be useful for schoolchildren and amateur
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was appointed to the
Mastership in 2004 in succession to Williamson. For the first time the appointment was for a fixed, ten-year, term rather than for life, with the aim of making the post more attractive to composers. Maxwell Davies' work as Master included a Christmas carol for the Queen which was
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charter. According to the charter, "no
Minstrel of our Kingdom ... shall henceforth in any way practise or publicly exercise the art or occupation within our Kingdom aforesaid, unless he belong to the said Brotherhood or Guild". This led to legal difficulties between the royal minstrels and the City
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After
Parratt's death in 1924, there was a body of opinion that the position of Master was an anachronism, with neither a royal band to direct nor regular royal odes to compose. Elgar, who was well regarded by the royal family, pressed the case for retaining the post. According to the music writer
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commented, "it is entirely fitting that in the changed condition of the office he should be made Master of the King's Musick and the
Musician Laureate of the British people." Elgar was not required to write any official music in his new capacity, but in 1931, he dedicated his
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182:(1713). Duck comments that Handel's eminence as a composer "evidently did not qualify him as a suitable candidate for the honour of Master of the King's Music – the Hanoverian kings clearly played safe by choosing musicians of unimpeachable native breeding".
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for Edward VII in 1901, and writing an anthem for the anniversary of Queen
Victoria's death in 1909. Parratt's own official compositions included a contribution to a collection of choral songs by various composers in honour of Queen Victoria and a
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in honour of the king. After Greene died in
December 1755, Boyce succeeded him as Master of the King's Musick, and later in the Chapel Royal appointment. It was probably in the latter capacity rather than the former that Boyce provided what
260:, found uncongenial. After the death of George III in 1820 the odes were discontinued. The post of Master of the King's Musick continued because George IV maintained the traditional small orchestra, which Shield's successor,
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had been suggested, but George V and his advisers took the view that "if the post is to go to the most eminent musician it would hardly be possible to go beyond Elgar." Elgar's appointment was announced in May 1924;
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as "undoubtedly the greatest of the
Restoration theatre composers" after Purcell. He nevertheless continued his predecessors' practice of commissioning works from other composers, including
423:; Walton attributed the appointment to the need for "cementing the cracks in the Commonwealth". Williamson held the post from 1975 until his death in 2003, composing works including
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calls "an imposing and deeply felt orchestral anthem" for the funeral of George II on 11 November 1760, "a splendid setting of 'The King shall rejoice"' for the wedding of
59:" or the "King's Musick" wore the royal livery and exercised some control of other musicians, although the musicologist Leonard Duck describes that control as "nominal".
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However, Weir has composed several works for state events, including
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The position lapsed during the period of military rule following the
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to compose music for the birthday and New Year odes written by the
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98:The first appointed Master of the King's Musick,
1952:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
1933:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
660:(joint monarchs; Mary d. 1694; William d. 1702)
218:on 8 September 1761, and eight anthems for the
36:. The holder of the post originally served the
2792:Armour-Bearer and Squire of His Majesty's Body
396:, but to Walton's own relief the post went to
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2856:Positions within the British Royal Household
2189:Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
1969:Nicholas Lanier: Master of the King's Musick
1681:Brodeur, Michael Andor (15 September 2022).
1557:. Manchester University Press. p. 119.
189:, who already held the posts of organist of
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2387:Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
2334:Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham
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308:for the coronation service of Edward VII.
43:The post is broadly comparable to that of
1613:; Arnold-Forster, Mark. "Birthday Song",
1554:Imperialism and Music: Britain, 1876-1953
1012:The title of the office was changed from
171:Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
140:to supply music for important occasions.
1865:The Nursery Suite and other short pieces
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1440:"Cusins, Sir William George (1833–1893)"
1416:"Shield, William (bap. 1748/9, d. 1829)"
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2227:Master of the Household of Scotland
1950:Edward Elgar: Letters of a Lifetime
1889:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1366:Bartlett Ian and Robert J. Bruce.
74:Company under the patronage of the
2579:Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
2159:Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office
2140:Private Secretary to the Sovereign
1249:"Masters of the Sovereign's Music"
1144:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
993:Great Britain and Northern Ireland
180:Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
90:First Masters of the King's Musick
14:
2721:Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland
2036:Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
2031:Lord Chamberlain of the Household
1707:Ashley, Tim (19 September 2022).
1651:, MusicWeb, retrieved 27 May 2015
193:and organist and composer of the
2802:Field Officer in Brigade Waiting
2344:Coroner of the Queen's Household
1948:Moore, Jerrold Northrop (1990).
921:Anderson left the post in 1870.
2424:Surveyor of the King's Pictures
2024:Great officers of the Household
1971:. Aldershot, UK: Scolar Press.
1841:; Stratton, Stephen S. (1897).
1473:"Master of the King's Musick",
629:Staggins died on 13 June 1700.
1909:Elgar: An Anniversary Portrait
128:appointed a French violinist,
69:granted the royal minstrels a
1:
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2706:Principal Painter in Ordinary
2392:Honorary Chaplain to the King
2382:Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
2145:Director for Security Liaison
2041:Lord Steward of the Household
1931:Edward Elgar: a Creative Life
1764:"MASTER OF THE QUEEN'S MUSIC"
1292:"Master of The Queen's Music"
2866:Masters of the Queen's Music
2496:Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
2414:Keeper of the Royal Archives
2073:Comptroller of the Household
1967:Wilson, Michael Ian (1994).
1796:UK public library membership
1602:Cole, Hugo and Andrew Burn.
1446:UK public library membership
1422:UK public library membership
1390:UK public library membership
408:, to the investiture of the
16:Post in the British monarchy
2861:Masters of the King's Music
2640:Keeper of the Queen's Swans
2525:Gentleman of the Bedchamber
2486:Comptroller of the Wardrobe
2349:Medical Officer to The King
2329:Apothecary to the Household
1322:, August 1966, pp. 676–677
642:(Glorious Revolution 1688)
464:the Queen's Medal for Music
285:St George's Chapel, Windsor
30:Master of the King's Musick
26:Master of the Queen's Music
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2716:Flower Painter in Ordinary
2676:Master of the King's Music
2434:Master of the Jewel Office
2372:Deputy Clerk of the Closet
2133:Private Secretary's Office
2068:Treasurer of the Household
1881:Kennedy, Michael (1989b).
1551:Richards, Jeffrey (2001).
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387:coronation of Elizabeth II
148:Staggins was succeeded by
22:Master of the King's Music
2696:Piper to the Queen Mother
2255:Cofferer of the Household
2181:Lord Chamberlain's Office
2166:Keeper of the Privy Purse
1843:British Musical Biography
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1255:, June 1953, pp. 255–258
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2562:Bodyguards and guardians
2491:Cofferer of the Wardrobe
2439:Treasurer of the Chamber
2377:Dean of the Chapel Royal
2359:Ecclesiastical Household
2250:Clerk of the Green Cloth
2112:Keeper of the Privy Seal
2056:Master of the Buckhounds
455:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
450:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
2726:Grand Carver of England
2596:Silver Stick-in-Waiting
2535:Woman of the Bedchamber
2264:Lords/ladies-in-waiting
2222:Master of the Household
2086:Great Officers of State
1927:Moore, Jerrold Northrop
1824:, 6 April 1934, p. 2217
1623:, 31 January 1965, p. 4
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432:Ode for Queen Elizabeth
152:, who was appointed by
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2691:Piper to the Sovereign
2659:Arts and entertainment
2635:Master of the Harriers
2553:Page of the Backstairs
2530:Lady of the Bedchamber
2520:Lord of the Bedchamber
2450:Historiographer Royal
2199:Gentleman of the Horse
1541:, 10 April 1924, p. 17
1537:"Sir Walford Davies",
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334:Ralph Vaughan Williams
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2591:Gold Stick-in-Waiting
2586:Sovereign's Bodyguard
2319:Physician to the King
2271:Mistress of the Robes
1911:. London: Continuum.
1593:, 27 April 1956, p. 3
1024:Master of the King's
1014:Master of the King's
512:Queen's state funeral
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2797:King's Flag Sergeant
2515:Groom of the Chamber
2242:Board of Green Cloth
2206:Master of the Revels
2150:Royal Communications
1790:accessed 1 June 2015
1649:"Malcolm Williamson"
1604:"Bliss, Sir Arthur."
1461:, pp. 347, 557.
1350:Johnstone H. Diack.
425:Lament in Memory of
2736:Pantler of Scotland
2650:Marker of the Swans
2645:Warden of the Swans
2630:Master of the Hawks
2574:Yeomen of the Guard
2367:Clerk of the Closet
2301:Mother of the Maids
2276:Master of the Robes
2046:Master of the Horse
1687:The Washington Post
1477:, 5 May 1924, p. 16
1434:Edwards, F. G, rev
1314:Cudworth, Charles.
795:Sir William Parsons
364:Companion of Honour
231:Sir William Parsons
191:St Paul's Cathedral
178:, who supplied the
32:) is a post in the
2830:King's Bargemaster
2808:Warden of the Mint
2711:Painter and Limner
2546:Groom of the Stool
2281:Groom of the Robes
2232:Butler of Scotland
1885:Portrait of Walton
1845:. London: Reeves.
1821:The London Gazette
1607:Grove Music Online
1129:Malcolm Williamson
1035:Sir Walford Davies
991:United Kingdom of
989:King/Queen of the
944:Sir Walter Parratt
816:United Kingdom of
814:King/Queen of the
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421:Malcolm Williamson
394:Sir William Walton
375:Sir Walford Davies
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281:Sir Walter Parratt
274:Sir William Cusins
268:(Master 1834–48),
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38:monarch of England
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2311:Medical Household
2095:Lord High Steward
2084:(currently among
1978:978-0-85967-999-2
1959:978-0-19-315472-8
1940:978-0-19-315447-6
1918:978-1-84706-533-9
1896:978-0-19-816705-1
1863:Notes to Elgar's
1839:Brown, James Duff
1794:(subscription or
1444:(subscription or
1420:(subscription or
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1382:Middleton, L. M.
1352:"Greene, Maurice"
1320:The Musical Times
1253:The Musical Times
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620:Nicholas Staggins
406:Winston Churchill
360:Granville Bantock
323:, Master, 1924–34
291:, Edward VII and
248:, Master, 1817–29
134:Nicholas Staggins
51:The King's Musick
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2757:Astronomer Royal
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