Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Victoria". Contents Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria is a collection of 13 choral songs by 13 British composers issued on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Queen Victoria in 1899. In 1897-1898 the Master of the Queen's Music Sir Walter Parratt proposed a volume of choral songs modelled on "The Triumphs of Oriana" (1601) as part of the planned 80th birthday celebrations. He recruited 13 British composers, and in 1899 a limited edition of only 100 copies was produced entitled "Choral Songs in honour of Her
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