MUSIC FOR A KING
Niclas von Popplau reports after his visit to Richard III in spring of 1484 that the king employed a choir which performed ‘the loveliest music I have ever heard in all my life’*, so we can guess that Richard appreciated good music.
Therefore I am sure he would also appreciate the music which is now written in his memory. Here are two examples.
Graham Keitch wrote a beautiful choral piece ‘In memoriam Ricardus Rex’. Listen to it here. And a little hint for all who attend the Australasian Convention in July, it might very well feature there as well.
The Richard III has hosted an orchestoral piece by Robert Draper. You can find out more about this and of course listen to it on the website of the Richard III Society here.
Enjoy!
*Livia Visser-Fuchs, ‘He hardly touched his food, but talked with me all the time: What Niclas von Popplau really wrote about Richard III’, The Ricardian, Vol.XI, No.145 (June 1999), p.526
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