The Court of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Court of Mary, Queen of Scots: David McGuinness visits Stirling Castle and the Palace of Holyrood House to learn about music which may have been performed during Mary's reign.
David McGuinness visits Stirling Castle and the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh, to trace the story of Mary Queen of Scots' reign, and the music which surrounded her. From the devotional masses and motets by Robert Carver - so popular with Mary's father, King James V, to the jolly French dances she would have enjoyed during her first marriage to Francis Dauphin of France, Mary remained a music lover throughout her short life. Queen Mary's favourite attendant and confidante during her second marriage to her cousin, Lord Henry Darnley, was an Italian musician called David Rizzio. Darnley and David Rizzio spent long hours together on the tennis court at Falkland Palace, but Darnley's jealousy grew at the Italian's familiarity with his new wife, and he planned to do away with Rizzio at the earliest opportunity. The political assassination that followed was carefully staged, with 500 armed men keeping the Palace of Holyrood House secure while Lord Ruthven and his accomplices burst in to Mary's chamber, where she and Rizzio were sharing supper with guests. Rizzio was dragged from the dinner table and stabbed more than 50 times in front of the Queen.
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Monty Python
Mary Queen of Scots
Performers: Monty Python
- VIRGIN.
- CDV 2748.
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Robert Carver
Mass Γ 3 (Kyrie & Gloria)
Performers: Rob MacKillop (lute), Bill Taylor (bray harp)
- DORIAN.
- DIS-80141.
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Anon.
Rowallan Lute Book: Mary Betons Row/Current Tried
Performer: Ronn MacFarlane (10-course lute)
- DORIAN.
- DOR 90257.
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David Peebles
Psalm 107
Performers: Cappella Nova, Alan Tavener (conductor)
- ASV.
- CDGAU 136.
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James Lauder
My Lord of March Paven
Performers: Concerto Caledonia
- LIVE RECORDING.
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David Peebles
Si Quis Diligit Me
Performers: Cappella Nova, Alan Tavener (conductor)
- ASV.
- CDGAU 136.
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Pierre CadΓ©ac
Our Father God Celestial
Performers: Baltimore Consort
- DORIAN.
- DOR-90139.
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William Kinloch
Kinloche his Fantassie
Performer: John Kitchen (harpsichord)
- ASV.
- CD GAU134.
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Anon.
[The Art of Music c.1580] Richt soir opprest
Performers: Custer LaRue (voice), Mark Cudek & Ronn MacFarlane (lutes)
- DORIAN.
- DOR-90314.
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Monty Python
Mary Queen of Scots
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Robert Carver
Kyrie from 'Mass in three parts'
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Anonymous
Mary Betons Row / Current Tried
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David Peebles
Psalm 107
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James Lauder
My Lord of March Paven
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David Peebles
Si Quis Diligit Me
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Pierre CadΓ©ac
Our Father God Celestial
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William Kinloch
Kinloche his Fantassie
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Anon.
Richt soir opprest (from The Art of Music c.1580)
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