Jeremiah Clarke

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Born: 1674; London, England   Died: December 1, 1707; London, England  
Jeremiah Clarke was a popular composer and organist around the dawn of the eighteenth century, but his best-known piece was known for years as "Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary" -- and later as the "Masterpiece Theater Theme."

The man whose music has been played at more nuptials in the English-speaking world than anyone but Wagner or Mendelssohn has no clearly established early history. In 1940 a researcher named E.H. Fellowes tentatively Read more linked him to a family of choir singers at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

The earliest thing we really know about Clarke is that he was a boy choir singer in the Chapel Royal at the time of the coronation of James II. His voice changed in 1692; in that year he became the organist of Winchester College. He left there in 1696, and reappears in the record on June 6, 1699, when he was appointed a vicar-choral of St Paul's Cathedral, London. He received some promotions and titles, and in 1704 took the position of organist of the Chapel Royal, jointly with William Croft.

He wrote attractive and popular theater pieces, many effective anthems, and other sacred music, and some harpsichord pieces including The Prince of Denmark's March, which is the proper name for the piece of worldwide fame known as the Trumpet Voluntary. (The work itself has an interesting history. Its familiar trumpet, organ, and drum arrangement is of contemporary origin, but was inspired by a nineteenth century organ version that ascribed the tune to Henry Purcell, at the time one of the few names known to posterity from the then-shadowy Baroque era.)

Accounts of Clarke's life suggest that he was subject to periods of deep depression. He shot himself and was buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral. Read less
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  • 1.
    100 Best Organ Classics
    100 Best Organ Classics
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 332452 Release Date: 02/26/2013   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Jeremiah Clarke,  Dietrich Buxtehude,  Felix Mendelssohn  ... 
    Performer:  Nicolas Kynaston,  Nicholas Kynaston,  Noel Rawsthorne,  Lionel Rogg  ... 
    Conductor:  Michel Plasson,  Yehudi Menuhin,  Georges Prêtre
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Toulouse Capitole Orchestra,  Menuhin Festival Orchestra,  Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservato  ... 
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    50 Best Organ Classics
    50 Best Organ Classics
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 333162 Release Date: 02/26/2013   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Dietrich Buxtehude,  Louis-Claude Daquin,  Louis-Nicolas Clérambault  ... 
    Performer:  Nicholas Kynaston,  Noel Rawsthorne,  Fernando Germani,  Lionel Rogg  ... 
    Conductor:  Yehudi Menuhin,  Steuart Bedford,  Michel Plasson
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    Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures
    Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures
    Label: Tyx Art   Catalog: 12009 Release Date: 02/26/2013   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Carl Nielsen,  Franz Joseph Haydn,  John Bull,  Hugo Distler  ... 
    Performer:  Matthias Veit
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    Popular Trumpet Concertos / Maurice Murphy, Robert Haydon Clark
    Popular Trumpet Concertos / Maurice Murphy, Robert Haydon Clark
    Label: Regis   Catalog: 1325 Release Date: 01/29/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Joseph Haydn,  Johann Nepomuk Hummel,  Alexander Arutiunian,  Jeremiah Clarke  ... 
    Performer:  Maurice Murphy
    Conductor:  Robert Haydon Clark
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Consort of London
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    Classics For A Summer Evening From Leeds Castle / Carl Davis
    Classics For A Summer Evening From Leeds Castle / Carl Davis
    Label: Conifer   Catalog: 51302 Release Date: 11/29/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Jeremiah Clarke,  George Frideric Handel,  Léo Delibes,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  Janice Watson,  Ruby Philogene
    Conductor:  Carl Davis
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,  King's Division Normandy Band,  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
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    Essential British Classics
    Essential British Classics
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 40306 Release Date: 10/09/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel,  Henry Purcell,  Jeremiah Clarke,  Ralph Vaughan Williams  ... 
    Performer:  Emmanuelle Haïm,  Susan Graham,  Maurice André,  Jane Parker-Smith  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Alexander Briger,  Sir Charles Mackerras,  Emmanuelle Haïm  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Le Concert D'Astrée,  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
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    The Best Wedding Music Ever!
    The Best Wedding Music Ever!
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 04106 Release Date: 09/18/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Wagner,  Johann Pachelbel,  George Frideric Handel,  Jeremiah Clarke  ... 
    Performer:  Frederic Bayco,  Ian Tracey,  Jane Parker-Smith,  Maurice André  ... 
    Conductor:  Andrew Parrott,  Eric Ericson,  George Fischer,  Riccardo Muti  ... 
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    Trumpet & Organ / Maurice André, Jane Parker-smith
    Trumpet & Organ / Maurice André, Jane Parker-smith
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 6365602 Release Date: 08/28/2012  
    Composer:  Marc-Antoine Charpentier,  Tomaso Albinoni,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Franz Schubert  ... 
    Performer:  Hedwig Bilgram,  Maurice André,  Alfred Mitterhofer,  Jane Parker-Smith
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    Mariage / Hervieux, Gauvin, LeBlanc, Taylor, Belanger
    Mariage / Hervieux, Gauvin, LeBlanc, Taylor, Belanger
    Label: Atma Classique   Catalog: 3009 Release Date: 06/26/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn,  Louis Vierne,  César Franck,  Franz Schubert  ... 
    Performer:  Philippe Bélanger,  Marc Hervieux,  Régis Rousseau,  Stéphane Beaulac  ... 
    Conductor:  Bernard Labadie,  Francis Colpron
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Violons du Roy,  Les Boréades Montreal
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    Classics For Your Wedding
    Classics For Your Wedding
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 623247 Release Date: 06/05/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Richard Wagner,  Johann Pachelbel,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  César Franck  ... 
    Performer:  Christopher Krueger,  Aldo Ciccolini,  David [Pipe Organ] Briggs,  Katia Labèque  ... 
    Conductor:  Bernard Haitink,  Andrew Parrott,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Stephen Cleobury  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Taverner Players,  Ensemble Orchestral de Paris,  Taverner Consort  ... 
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    Classical Baby
    Classical Baby
    Label: Harp Music To Go   Catalog: 5019 Release Date: 11/22/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johann Pachelbel,  Henry Purcell,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Merry Miller
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    Weddings From The Harp
    Weddings From The Harp
    Label: Harp Music To Go   Catalog: 8907 Release Date: 11/22/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Pachelbel,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Richard Wagner,  Jeremiah Clarke  ... 
    Performer:  Merry Miller
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    Vom Himmel Hoch / Ludwig Guttler, Virtuosi Saxoniae
    Vom Himmel Hoch / Ludwig Guttler, Virtuosi Saxoniae
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 300146 Release Date: 10/11/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel,  Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky,  Arcangelo Corelli,  Johannes Eccard  ... 
    Performer:  Ludwig Güttler
    Conductor:  Ludwig Güttler
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Virtuosi Saxoniae
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    Essential Brass
    Essential Brass
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 94896 Release Date: 07/12/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Franz Joseph Haydn,  George Frideric Handel,  Jeremiah Clarke,  Giuseppe Torelli  ... 
    Performer:  John Wilbraham,  Maurice André,  Angela East,  Crispian Steele-Perkins  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Jörg Faerber,  Richard Hickox,  Alison Balsom  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Ensemble
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    Essential Organ
    Essential Organ
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 94913 Release Date: 07/12/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  George Frideric Handel,  Jeremiah Clarke,  Johann Pachelbel  ... 
    Performer:  Wayne Marshall,  Colin Tinley,  Simon Preston,  Nicholas Kynaston  ... 
    Conductor:  Yehudi Menuhin,  Georges Armand,  Michel Plasson
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    Frauenkirche Dresden, 2005-2010
    Frauenkirche Dresden, 2005-2010
    Label: Carus   Catalog: 83248 Release Date: 06/28/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Jeremiah Clarke,  Johann Adolf Hasse,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Samuel Kummer,  Genia Kühmeier,  Matthias Grünert,  Kay Johannsen  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Alexander Willens,  Ludwig Güttler,  Sir Charles Mackerras,  Nicholas McGegan  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Blechbläserensemble,  Virtuosi Saxoniae
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    Maurice Andre Edition: Suites, Dances And Arrangements
    Maurice Andre Edition: Suites, Dances And Arrangements
    Label: Erato   Catalog: 4676062 Release Date: 06/28/2011   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Antonio Vivaldi,  Traditional,  Arcangelo Corelli  ... 
    Performer:  Wolfgang Karius,  Maurice André,  Guy Pedersen,  Gus Wallez  ... 
    Conductor:  Claude Pichaureau,  Marc Soustrot,  Karl Ristenpart,  François Rauber  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Harmonie Municipale D'alès,  Ensemble of Bologna,  Ensemble De Cuivres De Paris  ... 
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    Ultimate Wedding Collection [emi Classics]
    Ultimate Wedding Collection [emi Classics]
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 27203 Release Date: 05/17/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Claude Debussy,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  George Frideric Handel  ... 
    Performer:  Noel Rawsthorne,  David Reichenberg,  Markus Klinko,  Ian Brown  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Andrew Parrott,  Reginald Kilbey,  Stephen Cleobury  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Taverner Players,  Nash Ensemble
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    British Anthems
    British Anthems
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88697898632 Release Date: 04/26/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel,  Sir William Walton,  Gustav Holst,  William Henry Monk  ... 
    Performer:  Peter King,  Philip Rushforth,  Andrew Lamb,  Charlotte Church  ... 
    Conductor:  Carl Davis,  Paul Daniel,  Adrian Leaper,  Simon Halsey  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensembl
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    Music For A Royal Wedding
    Music For A Royal Wedding
    Label: Warner Classics   Catalog: 4674219 Release Date: 04/26/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn,  Johann Pachelbel,  George Frideric Handel,  Gabriel Fauré  ... 
    Performer:  Jorgen Ernst Hansen,  Placido Domingo,  Marie-Claire Alain,  Camille Maurane  ... 
    Conductor:  Jean-François Paillard,  Raymond Leppard,  Edward Higginbottom,  Louis Frémaux  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Capricorn (Ensemble),  Il Giardino Armonico
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    Ring A Ring O' Roses: Songs And Dances For Children
    Ring A Ring O' Roses: Songs And Dances For Children
    Label: Gift Of Music   Catalog: 518 Release Date: 04/26/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  John Playford,  Traditional,  Jeremiah Clarke,  Henry Purcell  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Donum Dei
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    Best Hymns 50
    Best Hymns 50
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 48472 Release Date: 04/19/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  John Goss,  Gaelic Traditional,  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Martin Luther  ... 
    Performer:  Stephen Cleobury,  Thomas Williamson,  Sioned Williams,  Benjamin Bayl  ... 
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury,  Sir David Willcocks,  Sir Philip Ledger,  Philip Moore  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)
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    Best Wedding 50
    Best Wedding 50
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 48501 Release Date: 04/19/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Jeremiah Clarke,  Richard Wagner,  Giovanni Battist Martini,  Norwegian Traditional  ... 
    Performer:  Maurice André,  Jane Parker-Smith,  Frederic Bayco,  Wayne Marshall  ... 
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury,  Sir David Willcocks,  Kenneth Montgomery,  Herbert von Karajan  ... 
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    The Winchester Tradition / Malcolm Archer, Winchester College Chapel Choir
    The Winchester Tradition / Malcolm Archer, Winchester College Chapel Choir
    Label: Regent   Catalog: 331 Release Date: 04/12/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Samuel Sebastian Wesley,  Thomas Weelkes,  George Dyson,  Malcolm Archer  ... 
    Performer:  Paul Provost
    Conductor:  Malcolm Archer
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winchester College Chapel Choir
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    Canadian Brass - The Classics
    Canadian Brass - The Classics
    Label: Opening Day   Catalog: 7400 Release Date: 04/05/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Jean Joseph Mouret,  Henry Purcell,  Thomas Morley,  Otto Nicolai  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Canadian Brass
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