Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674-1st December 1707) was an English baroque composer… Read Full Bio ↴Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674-1st December 1707) was an English baroque composer.
Thought to have been born in London in 1674, Clarke was a pupil of John Blow at St Paul's Cathedral. He later became organist at the Chapel Royal. "A violent and hopeless passion for a very beautiful lady of a rank superior to his own" caused him to commit suicide by shooting himself. He was succeeded in his post by William Croft.
Clarke is now best remembered for the popular keyboard piece attributed to him, the "Prince of Denmark's March", commonly called the Trumpet Voluntary and attributed for a long time to Henry Purcell. The piece is actually taken from the semi-opera The Island Princess, a joint musical production of Clarke and Daniel Purcell (Henry Purcell's younger brother), which is probably the reason for the confusion.
Thought to have been born in London in 1674, Clarke was a pupil of John Blow at St Paul's Cathedral. He later became organist at the Chapel Royal. "A violent and hopeless passion for a very beautiful lady of a rank superior to his own" caused him to commit suicide by shooting himself. He was succeeded in his post by William Croft.
Clarke is now best remembered for the popular keyboard piece attributed to him, the "Prince of Denmark's March", commonly called the Trumpet Voluntary and attributed for a long time to Henry Purcell. The piece is actually taken from the semi-opera The Island Princess, a joint musical production of Clarke and Daniel Purcell (Henry Purcell's younger brother), which is probably the reason for the confusion.
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Trumpet Voluntary in D major
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@kurtchristiansen1
This was signature tune for news sent from London to Denmark during World War Two. It was a mix of real news, propaganda, misleading information to the germans and coded messages for the Danish Resistance. It's very special for my generation and it actually made me wish a trumpet for my 8 years birthday. Have played it ever since.
@anatolybarg6149
Oh my God, when you were a boy, your parents were BBC listeners during WWII and the German Occupation of Denmark. No doubts, it was so dangerous for your family. This story and this music make me cry.
@Aestheticvibes121
Wow thanks for your interpretation.
@sandyhenderson441
Ah that's clever! The original name for this magnificent piece was the Prince of Denmark's March, so giving an additional 2-finger salute to the aggressors.
@annamarierusso8926
Awesome! Have always loved this piece♥️🌟
@steammccracken2500
American here: On my Dad’s side of my granddad’s generation fought, 2 died, 1 at D-Day, 2 Greek sons of immigrants — like the British nation — heroes all.
@TMNickk
This was my nans favourite song and i have the honour of carrying her coffin yesterday while this was playing. This song will always make me remember the good times we had. Sleep tight nan
@ejazkhan4534
your nan was loose, a loose moose around the hoose..ya get me ..
@mikeggg5671
Damn you sir, you made me tear up. But to bury our honored elders, this is a great piece. Requiem en Terra, Pax.
@mikehattan
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