4000 x 6000 px | 33,9 x 50,8 cm | 13,3 x 20 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
11. Februar 2020
Ort:
Kings College Chapel, Cambridge.
Weitere Informationen:
In the early years, the fortunes of College, the Chapel and the Choir were closely tied to those of the reigning monarch. During the Wars of the Roses, and especially after Henry VI’s capture in 1455 and death in 1461, Edward IV cut the revenues to the College and reduced the number of choristers (until 1467, when the number was restored to sixteen). The Choir fared little better during the reign of Richard III and in the early years of Henry VII’s rule. In 1506, though, Henry VII attended Evensong in the still incomplete Chapel and resolved to allow sufficient funds to complete the Chapel and support the Choir. Even though the Chapel was completed by 1515 by Henry VIII, the Choir continued to sing in a small, temporary chapel, until this collapsed in 1536 and they moved to the current Chapel. In the early years of the 16th century, Christopher Tye, later to become a prolific composer of Church music, was a chorister at King’s. He later became a fellow of the College, and taught the boys singing.
