Chapel Royal choir

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church choir musical ensemble royal choir

The Chapel Royal choir is a historic ensemble of boy and adult singers that performs sacred music for the British monarch’s religious services and state ceremonies.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church choir ⓘ musical ensemble ⓘ royal choir ⓘ
associatedWith	British monarchy ⓘ
basedIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalRole	symbol of the musical life of the British monarchy ⓘ
employer	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
genre	liturgical music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ
hasPart	Children of the Chapel Royal ⓘ Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic British musical institution ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the oldest continuous musical institutions attached to the English Crown ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	English ⓘ
liturgicalUse	services of the Chapel Royal ⓘ
notableAssociation	Baroque English church music ⓘ English Renaissance composers ⓘ
notableRole	music for coronations ⓘ music for royal weddings ⓘ music for royal worship ⓘ music for state funerals ⓘ
performanceContext	national ceremonial occasions ⓘ royal household worship ⓘ
performsAt	St James's Palace, London ⓘ surface form: St James’s Palace Chapel Royal other royal chapels and venues in the United Kingdom ⓘ religious services of the British monarch ⓘ state ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
performsFor	British monarch ⓘ
predecessor	medieval English royal chapel choirs ⓘ
primaryFunction	performance of sacred music ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of England ⓘ
selectionCriteria	adult professional singers ⓘ boy trebles recruited for musical ability ⓘ
tradition	Anglican church music ⓘ
typicalRepertoire	Anglican choral liturgy ⓘ anthems ⓘ psalms ⓘ settings of the Mass and canticles ⓘ
vocalForces	adult male singers ⓘ boy choristers ⓘ

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St James's Palace, London → associatedWith → Chapel Royal choir ⓘ