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ARTICLES RELATED TO Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660 | | | |  Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660During the Commonwealth period conditions were hard for professional musicians: the royal court was in exile, the theatres were closed, and church music was prohibited. Many church or collegiate choirs were disbanded and their organs removed or silenced.
There was however no Puritan ban on secular music. Indeed Cromwell had the organ from Magdalen College, Oxford set up at Hampton Court Palace and employed an organist and other musicia ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660 |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500 The earliest surviving piece of composed music in the UK is the setting of the folk song "Sumer Is Icumen In" ("Summer is a-coming in"), sometimes known as the Reading rota because the manuscript comes from Reading Abbey, although it was not necessarily written there. Its composer is anonymous, possibly W. de Wycombe, and it is estimated to date from around 1260. It is notable for its elaborate six-part structure which is virtually unique for such an early piece.
In the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar Simon Tunsted is believe ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500 |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century In the early 20th century Britain produced some notable composers: William Wallace, Frederick Delius, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and John Ireland, for example. A feature of the music of several of the composers of this era was an interest in the use of British folk music as source material. Examples include Vaughan Williams' English Folk Songs Suite for brass band ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century In the early 19th century, the Irish composer and virtuoso pianist John Field was highly influentual in his style of playing which is thought to have been an inspiration to Schumann, Chopin and Liszt. He is credited with having invented the nocturne as a musical form. Later in the century, another Irishman, Charles Villiers Stanford would also exert a strong musical influence.
During this period, the Edinburgh-born Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie was renowned in Britain as a composer and conductor. He celebrated his native Scotland in his two Scottish Rhapsodi ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century In the present era, classical music in Britain must contend and co-exist with a dominant culture of popular music. Specialist music education at establishments such as the Royal College of Music, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Royal Northern College of Music and Guildhall School of Music provide world-class music teaching to gifted classical musicians, though the general level of classical music education in Britain is somewhat limited.
In this century, music, like most other aspects of society, has become globalized, and ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration This period was dominated by Pelham Humfrey and Henry Purcell. Purcell composed church music, festive odes and music for the theatre.
Christopher Simpson's work, The Division Violist, first published in 1659, was for many years the leading manual on playing the viol and on the art of extemporising "divisions to a ground", in Britain and continental Europe. A facsimile edition was reprinted by Arnold Dolmetsch in the 1950s and is still used as a reference by early music revivalists.
The diary of Samuel Pepys, himself a music lover, collector of instruments, and an amateur composer, pro ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries In the early 16th century, Henry VIII was a keen patron of music. He played various instruments himself and an inventory, taken after his death in 1547, reveals that he owned a large collection, including 78 recorders. He is sometimes credited with compositions, including the part-song Passetyme With Good Companye but, although it is likely that he learnt the rudiments of composition, no music has been unequivocally attributed to him.
The 16th century was the period of composition of some of Europe's greatest polyphonic choral ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries |
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| | | | Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century The leading figure in British music of the early 18th century was a naturalized Englishman, George Frideric Handel. Although he was born in Germany, he played a defining role in the music of the UK. His orchestral music (such as the Water Music, and the Music for the Royal Fireworks) and his choral music (particularly the Messiah) virtually set the British taste in music for the next 200 years. Today, they remain amongst the most popular concert works; still account for significant album sales; and ar ...
See also:Classical music of the United Kingdom, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music before 1500, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Civil War and Commonwealth period 1642-1660, Classical music of the United Kingdom - The Restoration, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 19th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 20th century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 21st century, Classical music of the United Kingdom - Timeline Read more here: » Classical music of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Classical music of the United Kingdom - Music of the 18th century |
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