Queens of Greenwich, with Musicke in the Ayre: Lute songs from the Courts of the Tudor and Stuart Queens at St Alfege Church, London on Saturday 9th March 2019

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Queens of Greenwich, with Musicke in the Ayre

Lute songs from the Courts of the Tudor and Stuart Queens

Add to my Calendar 09-03-2019 13:05 09-03-2019 15:05 36 Queens of Greenwich, with Musicke in the Ayre From the time of Henry VIII through to the reign of William and Mary, many of England's Queens have been associated with Greenwich. This programme explores the music that might have been heard in their various courts, starting with Henry's first two wives: Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, both residents of the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. Elizabeth lived there for some years; Anne of Denmark commissioned Inigo Jones to build the Queens House (which still stands today) but it was finally completed for Henrietta Maria. The original palace was demolished in 1694; to be replaced by a Hospital for Seamen instigated by Mary II towards the end of the Stuart era - which became the Old Royal Naval College.The music spans a range of styles; with pieces from songbooks associated with Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, lute songs which had their peak of popularity during the times of Elizabeth and Anne, and early English Baroque songs from the periods of Henrietta Maria and Mary II.  St Alfege Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Alfege Church
3 Greenwich Church Street
Greenwich
London
SE10 9BJ
England

Saturday 9th March 2019
1:05 PM

Programme

King Henry VIII – Pastime with Good Company
Josquin Desprez – Absalon fili mi
Claudin de Sermisy – Jouyssance vous donnerai
William Cornysh – Ah Robin
Anonymous – Blame not my lute
Anonymous – O Death, rock me asleep
Philip van Wilder – Fantasy
William Byrd – Ye Sacred Muses
John Dowland – Now, O Now, I Needs Must part
John Dowland – Can she excuse my wrongs
John Dowland – Semper Dowland semper dolens
Alfonso Ferrabosco Jr. – So beauty on the water stood
Nicholas Lanier – Mark how the blushful morn
Henry Purcell – Crown the altar

Performers

Alysha Paterson – soprano
Amanda Seaborn – bass viol
Din Ghani – lute

Programme Note

From the time of Henry VIII through to the reign of William and Mary, many of England's Queens have been associated with Greenwich. This programme explores the music that might have been heard in their various courts, starting with Henry's first two wives: Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, both residents of the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. Elizabeth lived there for some years; Anne of Denmark commissioned Inigo Jones to build the Queens House (which still stands today) but it was finally completed for Henrietta Maria. The original palace was demolished in 1694; to be replaced by a Hospital for Seamen instigated by Mary II towards the end of the Stuart era - which became the Old Royal Naval College.

The music spans a range of styles; with pieces from songbooks associated with Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, lute songs which had their peak of popularity during the times of Elizabeth and Anne, and early English Baroque songs from the periods of Henrietta Maria and Mary II.

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