Frith, John - A Garland for the Queen

ISMN	9790570340859 (M570340859)

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Six pieces for Clarinet and Piano inspired by Mary Queen of Scots. Mary Stuart (1542 - 87) The life and times of Mary Queen of Scots was surrounded by controversy and political intrigue. Both her Catholic faith and her claim to the English throne put Mary at odds with her cousin Elizabeth I. Ultimately she was imprisoned for eighteen years and, finally, executed in the great hall of Fotheringay Castle (Northamptonshire) on the eighth of February 1587. In happier times, whilst living in Scotland, she employed David Rizzio (or Riccio) as court musician and private secretary. His privileged position provoked a jealous Lord Darnley (Mary’s second husband) to murder Rizzio. A year later in 1567 Darnley was himself assassinated.