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Oltremontano & Psallentes - Coronation Music For Charles II (2015) {Accent ACC 24300}
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Classical / Baroque / Renaissance / Court Music / Wind Music / Choral / Early Music

The coronation of Charles II was the glorious celebration of the restoration of the monarchy following a coup d'ètat, civil war and an 11-year government of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. The return of the monarch was sealed in early 1660 and the official coronation took place in London just a year later. It was a large-scale political spectacle and a festive patriotic statement. The sequence of the coronation festivities is well documented in texts and pictures, but contemporary statements concerning the music that was played are imprecise.