Master of the Children

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Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf court title
ecclesiastical office
musical office
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
country England
employer Crown of England
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: "Crown of the United Kingdom"
fieldOfWork choral music
church music
music education
hasDuty direction of choral performances at court
discipline of choristers
musical education of choristers
overseeing boy choristers
preparation of music for royal services
recruitment of choristers
training boy choristers
hasGenderRestriction historically male officeholders
hasStudent choristers of the Chapel Royal
hasTitleStyle Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
inception Tudor period
location Chapel Royal
surface form: "Chapel Royal, London"
notableOfficeHolder Andrew Gant
Charles Andrews
Christopher Robinson
George Thalben-Ball
Henry Purcell
Huw Williams
James Nares
John Blow
Joseph McHardy
Nathaniel Giles
Pelham Humfrey
Richard Edwards
Sir Ernest Bullock
Sir Frederick Bridge
Sir Walter Parratt
Thomas Attwood
William Cornysh
William Cornysh
surface form: "William Cornysh the Younger"

William Harris
partOf Chapel Royal
English royal household
precededBy informal leadership of Chapel Royal choristers
religion Church of England
residence St James's Palace, London
surface form: "St James's Palace"
usedBy British monarchy
English monarchy

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Chapel Royal employs Master of the Children

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