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The music played at the Queen’s state funeral harked back to the happier occasions of her marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh and her coronation. ... Before the service, Matthew Jorysz, assistant ...
As The Crown depicts, Queen Elizabeth wanted her personal piper to play the Gaelic lullaby at her funeral. At her state funeral in September 2022, the traditional piece was, in fact, played.
"Sleep, Dearie, Sleep" was played at the end of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. [4] The Queen's piper, Warrant Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul Burns, whose task was playing the bagpipes outside the Queen's window each morning to wake her up, performed the traditional lament.
Music by British composers was played before the service, and as the coffin entered the abbey the choir sang William Croft's setting of the Funeral Sentences. [ l ] [ 146 ] The service began at 11:00 and was conducted by the Dean of Westminster , David Hoyle , according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer .
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has been planned for years, and a key part of that planning was selecting music arrangements for the service. How Music at Queen Elizabeth's Funeral Hold Special ...
As Master of the King's Music, Weir was commissioned to compose "Like as the hart" for Elizabeth's state funeral, which took place on 19 September 2022 at Westminster Abbey. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a three-minute [ 1 ] a cappella setting of the first seven verses of Psalm 42 as used in the Book of Common Prayer .
The stately, mournful piece was played at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021, as well as the procession to the lying in state of the Queen Mother and the funeral of King Edward VII.
"Who shall separate us?" is a composition for an eight-part choir a cappella by James MacMillan, setting a passage from the Epistle to the Romans to music. It was commissioned for the state funeral of Elizabeth II, and was first performed at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2022 by choirs conducted by James O'Donnell.