| Description |
408 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : British royal and state funerals and their music -- Heraldic heyday : from Elizabeth I to the Duke of Rothes (1603-1681) -- 'Postscript to an era'? : Charles II and Mary II (1685 and 1694/5) -- Private royals and public heroes : from William III to the Duke of Marlborough (1702-1722) -- The 'concert funerals' : from Queen Caroline to George II (1737-1760) -- Public heroes and private royals : from Pitt the Elder and Lord Nelson to Queen Adelaide (1778/1806-1849) -- Apogee and royal retreat : from the Duke of Wellington to Prince Albert Victor and William Gladstone (1852-1892/8) -- Imperial farewells : from Queen Victoria to Winston Churchill and the Duke of Windsor (1901-1965/72) -- The royal return to the public : from Lord Mountbatten to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1979-2002) -- Appendix A : the musical portions of the liturgy of the burial service as in the different versions of the Book of common prayer, 1549-1662 -- Appendix B : texts and transcriptions -- Appendix C : synoptic table of music at selected British royal and state funerals. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- England -- History.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies. |
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England. |
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History. |
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Death and burial.
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Great Britain. |
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Kings and rulers. |
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Kings and rulers -- Death and burial. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
1783270926 |
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9781783270927 |
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