“Classic moments” N°69: the secret music of Elizabeth II

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In 70 years of reign,

will have had to deal with fifteen prime ministers.

But it has also known, during its existence, seven different Masters of Music, who bear witness to the evolution of the English classical landscape over nearly a century... And to the often overlooked role that the sovereign was able to play in this “palace revolution.”

By

, whom some rightly regard as one of the founding fathers of the revival of English music - and who dedicated to him and to Princess Margaret an orchestral suite in the form of a lullaby when they were just children.

Until composer

, whom the monarch herself appointed to the post of Master of Music to the Queen, in 2014. A post “honorary above all else”, as the English media have often reminded of each new appointment.

But emblematic, since it was created as early as... 1626, by the first of the Kings Charles!

Certainly, apart from Elgar, few composers…

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