Chapel Royal

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Chapel Royal

music school, London, United Kingdom

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Henry Cooke
…was a chorister in the Chapel Royal. During the English Civil Wars (1642–51) he fought for Charles I, whence his title, “Captain” Cooke. After the Restoration (1660) he became master of the children in the Chapel Royal, with the task of rebuilding the choir. His ability to choose the right…
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…was a chorister in the Chapel Royal. During the English Civil Wars (1642–51) he fought for Charles I, whence his title, “Captain” Cooke. After the Restoration (1660) he became master of the children in the Chapel Royal, with the task of rebuilding the choir. His ability to choose the right…
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Henry Purcell
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…was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, in which musicians for the royal service were trained, and the son received his earliest education there as a chorister. When his voice broke in 1673, he was appointed assistant to John Hingston, keeper of the king’s instruments, whom he succeeded in 1683.…
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…was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, in which musicians for the royal service were trained, and the son received his earliest education there as a chorister. When his voice broke in 1673, he was appointed assistant to John Hingston, keeper of the king’s instruments, whom he succeeded in 1683.…
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