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The funeral of Queen Mary (born Princess Victoria Mary of Teck), widow to King George V, took place on 31 March 1953 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, following her death on 24 March and subsequent lying in state at Westminster Hall.
The funeral of Queen Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) in Westminster Abbey was not until 5 March 1695. Purcell composed a setting of the sixth of the seven sentences of the Anglican Burial Service ("Thou Knowest Lord", Z. 58C) for the occasion, together with the March and Canzona, Z. 780. [1]
Death and funeral of Queen Mary may refer to: Death and funeral of Mary I of England (1516–1558), queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558; Funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567, queen consort of France from 1559 to 1560; Death and funeral of Mary of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of the ...
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
Purcell composed his last setting of the same sentence for the Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary in 1695, Z. 58C. Here, the words are set mostly in homophony, possibly to complete sentences by Thomas Morley, whose setting of this particular sentence was rediscovered only later. Purcell used an older style to match Morley's music.
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A Buckingham Palace spokesman said that the verse "very much reflected her thoughts on how the nation should celebrate the life of the Queen Mother. To move on." [4] The piece was published as the preface to the order of service for the Queen Mother's funeral in Westminster Abbey on 9 April 2002, with authorship stated as "Anonymous". [4] [5]
English: March included in "Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary" (1695) by Henry Purcell. Composed for 4 slide trumpets; adapted for 3 trumpets and 1 valve trombone and later 3 euphoniums and 1 tuba, accompanied by a tupan and a subbass drum.