Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
The selections are as follows:
00:00 The Coronation Day: although no particular coronation day is specified, the painting depicts Charles II (1630 - 1685) in his coronation robes.
00:59 The Grenadiers' March: this tune may have shared lyrics with "The British Grenadiers" (see the first installation of this series).
02:17 Newmarket: a town in Suffolk, England, famous for its thoroughbred horse racing.
03:49 Waltham Abbey: the site of five successive churches dating back to the seventh century, for which the surrounding town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England is named.
05:05 Greenwich Park: originally a hunting ground, it is one of the eight Royal Parks of London and is located in the southeast of that city.
06:14 The Country Farmer: general type well known to 17th-century British society, rather than a particular individual.
07:15 Daniel Cowper: the title does not seem to refer to a historical person, and, if the song was originally a ballad about a specific person, the lyrics have not survived. The painting is of an unidentified man of the period.
08:14 The Siege of Buda: the song celebrates a military exploit in which the "Holy League" under the Hapsburg Monarchy recaptured the city of Buda (part of present-day Budapest) from the Ottoman Empire in 1686.
09:13 Glory of the Sun: apparently a song extolling one of the beauties of nature.
10:29 St. Catherine: although several saints bear this name, the title of this song most probably refers to St. Catherine of Alexandria, a fourth-century martyr widely revered in England.
If you like this music, you may wish to consult the first two installments of this series:
youtu.be/bKysHwjiB-o and youtu.be/0lYpU2HPwMc
as well as my harp playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg2GtsZ0EeLsbzHY3kVCcnGSdUn6VmfM7.
The selections are as follows:
00:00 The Coronation Day: although no particular coronation day is specified, the painting depicts Charles II (1630 - 1685) in his coronation robes.
00:59 The Grenadiers' March: this tune may have shared lyrics with "The British Grenadiers" (see the first installation of this series).
02:17 Newmarket: a town in Suffolk, England, famous for its thoroughbred horse racing.
03:49 Waltham Abbey: the site of five successive churches dating back to the seventh century, for which the surrounding town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England is named.
05:05 Greenwich Park: originally a hunting ground, it is one of the eight Royal Parks of London and is located in the southeast of that city.
06:14 The Country Farmer: general type well known to 17th-century British society, rather than a particular individual.
07:15 Daniel Cowper: the title does not seem to refer to a historical person, and, if the song was originally a ballad about a specific person, the lyrics have not survived. The painting is of an unidentified man of the period.
08:14 The Siege of Buda: the song celebrates a military exploit in which the "Holy League" under the Hapsburg Monarchy recaptured the city of Buda (part of present-day Budapest) from the Ottoman Empire in 1686.
09:13 Glory of the Sun: apparently a song extolling one of the beauties of nature.
10:29 St. Catherine: although several saints bear this name, the title of this song most probably refers to St. Catherine of Alexandria, a fourth-century martyr widely revered in England.
If you like this music, you may wish to consult the first two installments of this series:
youtu.be/bKysHwjiB-o and youtu.be/0lYpU2HPwMc
as well as my harp playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg2GtsZ0EeLsbzHY3kVCcnGSdUn6VmfM7.
