Scheibes sørgemusik til Frederik Vs begravelse – Raphaëlis: Klang af Verdensarven #4

The music for King Frederik V's funeral comes to life again at Roskilde Domkirke on May 12, 2027. Concerto Copenhagen performs Johann Adolph Scheibe's work in the cathedral that houses the king's burial chapel.

Lars Ulrik Mortensen leads a large orchestra and professional singers in a work that expresses more than grief. Scheibe also wrote a musical tribute to the absolute monarch featuring two choirs, trumpets and horns as well as oboes and flutes alongside timpani. The music reflects the splendor of an 18th-century royal state funeral.

Frederik V died in January 1766 and was buried in Roskilde. During the concert you can look into his burial chapel and see his sarcophagus. The setting connects the music with the king for whom Scheibe wrote it.

The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. with an introduction by musicologists from Raphaëlis and Laura Maria Schütze from ROMU. They will discuss royal funeral ceremonies and the role of music as well as their research into historical sources.