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244:. 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".
388:, 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,
267:, 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
381:. As musical aide to the king he gave advice about such topics as the foundation of a national opera company, the correct version of the national anthem to be broadcast by the BBC, and the musical events at which members of the royal family should be present.
193:(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
271:, 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
434:; 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
70:" 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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was appointed in 2014, again for a ten-year term. Reporting the appointment,
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However, Weir has composed several works for state events, including
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to compose music for the birthday and New Year odes written by the
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1963:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
1944:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
671:(joint monarchs; Mary d. 1694; William d. 1702)
229:on 8 September 1761, and eight anthems for the
47:. The holder of the post originally served the
2803:Armour-Bearer and Squire of His Majesty's Body
407:, but to Walton's own relief the post went to
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2867:Positions within the British Royal Household
2200:Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
1980:Nicholas Lanier: Master of the King's Musick
1692:Brodeur, Michael Andor (15 September 2022).
1568:. Manchester University Press. p. 119.
200:, who already held the posts of organist of
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2398:Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
2345:Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham
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319:for the coronation service of Edward VII.
54:The post is broadly comparable to that of
1624:; Arnold-Forster, Mark. "Birthday Song",
1565:Imperialism and Music: Britain, 1876-1953
1023:The title of the office was changed from
182:Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
151:to supply music for important occasions.
1876:The Nursery Suite and other short pieces
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1451:"Cusins, Sir William George (1833–1893)"
1427:"Shield, William (bap. 1748/9, d. 1829)"
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2238:Master of the Household of Scotland
1961:Edward Elgar: Letters of a Lifetime
1900:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1377:Bartlett Ian and Robert J. Bruce.
85:Company under the patronage of the
2590:Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
2170:Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office
2151:Private Secretary to the Sovereign
1260:"Masters of the Sovereign's Music"
1155:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
1004:Great Britain and Northern Ireland
191:Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
101:First Masters of the King's Musick
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2732:Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland
2047:Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
2042:Lord Chamberlain of the Household
1718:Ashley, Tim (19 September 2022).
1662:, MusicWeb, retrieved 27 May 2015
204:and organist and composer of the
2813:Field Officer in Brigade Waiting
2355:Coroner of the Queen's Household
1959:Moore, Jerrold Northrop (1990).
932:Anderson left the post in 1870.
18:Master of the King's Musick
2435:Surveyor of the King's Pictures
2035:Great officers of the Household
1982:. Aldershot, UK: Scolar Press.
1852:; Stratton, Stephen S. (1897).
1484:"Master of the King's Musick",
640:Staggins died on 13 June 1700.
1920:Elgar: An Anniversary Portrait
139:appointed a French violinist,
80:granted the royal minstrels a
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2717:Principal Painter in Ordinary
2403:Honorary Chaplain to the King
2393:Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
2156:Director for Security Liaison
2052:Lord Steward of the Household
1942:Edward Elgar: a Creative Life
1775:"MASTER OF THE QUEEN'S MUSIC"
1303:"Master of The Queen's Music"
2877:Masters of the Queen's Music
2507:Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
2425:Keeper of the Royal Archives
2084:Comptroller of the Household
1978:Wilson, Michael Ian (1994).
1807:UK public library membership
1613:Cole, Hugo and Andrew Burn.
1457:UK public library membership
1433:UK public library membership
1401:UK public library membership
419:, to the investiture of the
27:Post in the British monarchy
2872:Masters of the King's Music
2651:Keeper of the Queen's Swans
2536:Gentleman of the Bedchamber
2497:Comptroller of the Wardrobe
2360:Medical Officer to The King
2340:Apothecary to the Household
1333:, August 1966, pp. 676–677
653:(Glorious Revolution 1688)
475:the Queen's Medal for Music
296:St George's Chapel, Windsor
41:Master of the King's Musick
37:Master of the Queen's Music
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2727:Flower Painter in Ordinary
2687:Master of the King's Music
2445:Master of the Jewel Office
2383:Deputy Clerk of the Closet
2144:Private Secretary's Office
2079:Treasurer of the Household
1892:Kennedy, Michael (1989b).
1562:Richards, Jeffrey (2001).
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159:Staggins was succeeded by
33:Master of the King's Music
2707:Piper to the Queen Mother
2266:Cofferer of the Household
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2177:Keeper of the Privy Purse
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2502:Cofferer of the Wardrobe
2450:Treasurer of the Chamber
2388:Dean of the Chapel Royal
2370:Ecclesiastical Household
2261:Clerk of the Green Cloth
2123:Keeper of the Privy Seal
2067:Master of the Buckhounds
466:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
461:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
2737:Grand Carver of England
2607:Silver Stick-in-Waiting
2546:Woman of the Bedchamber
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2233:Master of the Household
2097:Great Officers of State
1938:Moore, Jerrold Northrop
1835:, 6 April 1934, p. 2217
1634:, 31 January 1965, p. 4
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443:Ode for Queen Elizabeth
163:, who was appointed by
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2702:Piper to the Sovereign
2670:Arts and entertainment
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2564:Page of the Backstairs
2541:Lady of the Bedchamber
2531:Lord of the Bedchamber
2461:Historiographer Royal
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1552:, 10 April 1924, p. 17
1548:"Sir Walford Davies",
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345:Ralph Vaughan Williams
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2282:Mistress of the Robes
1922:. London: Continuum.
1604:, 27 April 1956, p. 3
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523:Queen's state funeral
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2526:Groom of the Chamber
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2217:Master of the Revels
2161:Royal Communications
1801:accessed 1 June 2015
1660:"Malcolm Williamson"
1615:"Bliss, Sir Arthur."
1472:, pp. 347, 557.
1361:Johnstone H. Diack.
436:Lament in Memory of
2747:Pantler of Scotland
2661:Marker of the Swans
2656:Warden of the Swans
2641:Master of the Hawks
2585:Yeomen of the Guard
2378:Clerk of the Closet
2312:Mother of the Maids
2287:Master of the Robes
2057:Master of the Horse
1698:The Washington Post
1488:, 5 May 1924, p. 16
1445:Edwards, F. G, rev
1325:Cudworth, Charles.
806:Sir William Parsons
375:Companion of Honour
242:Sir William Parsons
202:St Paul's Cathedral
189:, who supplied the
43:) is a post in the
2841:King's Bargemaster
2819:Warden of the Mint
2722:Painter and Limner
2557:Groom of the Stool
2292:Groom of the Robes
2243:Butler of Scotland
1896:Portrait of Walton
1856:. London: Reeves.
1832:The London Gazette
1618:Grove Music Online
1140:Malcolm Williamson
1046:Sir Walford Davies
1002:United Kingdom of
1000:King/Queen of the
955:Sir Walter Parratt
827:United Kingdom of
825:King/Queen of the
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432:Malcolm Williamson
405:Sir William Walton
386:Sir Walford Davies
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292:Sir Walter Parratt
285:Sir William Cusins
279:(Master 1834–48),
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2322:Medical Household
2106:Lord High Steward
2095:(currently among
1989:978-0-85967-999-2
1970:978-0-19-315472-8
1951:978-0-19-315447-6
1929:978-1-84706-533-9
1907:978-0-19-816705-1
1874:Notes to Elgar's
1850:Brown, James Duff
1805:(subscription or
1455:(subscription or
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1393:Middleton, L. M.
1363:"Greene, Maurice"
1331:The Musical Times
1264:The Musical Times
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631:Nicholas Staggins
417:Winston Churchill
371:Granville Bantock
334:, Master, 1924–34
302:, Edward VII and
259:, Master, 1817–29
145:Nicholas Staggins
62:The King's Musick
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