Abstract
Abstract The Chapel Royal, the royal choir, was the oldest and largest musical institution at court. Originally, it provided the king with choral services wherever he happened to be, but the Eltham Ordinances of 1526 restricted its travels, and after the Restoration its activities were concentrated almost entirely on the chapel in Whitehall Palace, at least during the working part of the year. The Chapel Royal was not, of course, just a musical organization. At its head were the Dean of the Chapel, often a bishop, and the sub-Dean, who was sometimes a prominent clergyman with musical interests-such as the composer and author William Holder, sub-Dean 1674-89. Among the non-musical officials were the royal chaplains, and the Serjeants, Yeomen, and Grooms of the Vestry. Nevertheless, the choir made up the bulk of the Chapel’s members: on paper there were twelve boys and twenty gentlemen during the Restoration period,
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