Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
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Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary is a solemn 1695 funeral march and anthem sequence by Henry Purcell, composed for the obsequies of Queen Mary II of England and now renowned as one of his most powerful ceremonial works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial music
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funeral music ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Wendy Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary
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March and Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch |
Mary II of England
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William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Z. 860 ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | funeral of Queen Mary II of England ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1695 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Queen Mary II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Baroque era ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1695-03-05 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEvent | funeral procession of Queen Mary II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthem
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funeral march ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century film and television scoring ⓘ |
| key | B-flat minor (march) ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Anglican funeral service ⓘ |
| movement |
In the midst of life we are in death
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Man that is born of a woman ⓘ March ⓘ Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
choral funeral sentences
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solemn dotted-rhythm funeral march ⓘ |
| notableReception | regarded as one of Purcell's most powerful ceremonial works ⓘ |
| occasion | obsequies of Queen Mary II of England ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
funeral anthem sequence
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processional music ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in concert as an independent work ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOeuvre | major late work of Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| publisher | various modern critical editions ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Funeral Sentences (Purcell) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
strings
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timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ voices ⓘ |
| style | Baroque ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | A Clockwork Orange (adapted arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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