Master of the King's Music
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Master of the King's Music is a post in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. The holder of the post originally served the monarch of England, directing the court orchestra and composing or commi
The first appointed Master of the King's Musick, Nicholas Lanier
Sir Edward Elgar, Master, 1924–34
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Walford Davies
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Major Sir Henry Walford Davies was a renowned English composer, organist, and educator who was Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941. He was also a music adviser to the British Broadcasting
Master of the King's Music
…to be broadcast by the BBC, and the musical events at which members of the royal family should be present. Elgar died in 1934. He was succeeded by Sir Walford Davies, organist of St George's Chapel, Windsor, who had been rumoured to be in the running for the post in 1924. In a 1966 retrospective of the various…
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Walford Davies in the ceremonial uniform of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order with Lady Davies, Windsor Castle, c. 1940
Walford Davies (left) in about 1932 with fellow musicians Sir Hugh Allen (centre) and Cyril Rootham (right)