Majesty and music in royal worship: the English Chapel Royal, 1558-1625 by Patton, O

“…This article revises interpretations of the post-Reformation English Chapel Royal as a place for the performance of ‘conservative’ or ‘traditional’ forms of the Book of Common Prayer and establishes its importance as a space for negotiating Protestant royal worship. …”

The literary works of the Gentlemen of the Elizabethan Chapel Royal: politics, religion and print by Patton, O

“…The Gentlemen of the Elizabethan Chapel Royal worked at the ecclesiastical heart of the English court. …”

Polemic, Conspiracy, and Conformity among the Singing Men of the mid-Tudor Chapel Royal by Daniel Bennett Page

“…England between 1547 and 1559 saw kaleidoscopic religious change that was expressed particularly clearly in the work of the 35 singing men of the Chapel Royal. These lay singers and priests composed and performed music for the starkly divergent liturgical requirements of the mid-Tudor era and thereby participated directly in the projection of the images of their monarchs, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. …”
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The English Order of Service for the State Funeral from the Liber Regie Capelle by S. S. Mednis

“…Willliam Say published the Liber Regie Capelle for the Chapel Royal at the fifteenth century. The Liber Regie Capelle includes transcription of the text "De Exequiis Regalibus". …”
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De la cour à la ville : la chapelle curiale Sainte-Barbe (xvie-xviiie siècle) by Éléonore Alquier

“…The court chapel of Sainte-Barbe, thought to date back to the reign of Saint Louis (Louis IX), illustrates these opposing institutional and geographical forces, in its rivalry with the Chapel Royal. Having been designed as a place of worship to follow the court, it lost its purpose when the court took up permanent residence in the mid-seventeenth century. …”
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The Compositions of Thomas Tallis: How the English Reformation Informed His Style by Joshua L. Gore

“…Thomas Tallis, known by some as the "Father of English Church Music," accomplished one of the most impressive feats in the history of musical service: surviving in the Chapel Royal through the reigns of vastly different monarchs during one of the most volatile political climates in the country's history. …”
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William Byrd: Political and Recusant Composer by Ariel Foshay Bacon

“…It is shown that Byrd could not have proceeded with his recusant practices, personally or musically, had it not been for his status as a composer, as well as Byrd’s shrewdness in procuring diplomatic relationships with high persons at court and with Queen Elizabeth I through the Chapel Royal. Finally, Byrd’s success at writing for the Anglican Church service and popular secular music showcased his ability to take a moderate stance in situations that benefitted his status with the crown…”
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Daniel Purcell : a biography and thematic catalogue by Humphreys, MA

“…He was a child in the choir of the Chapel Royal, organist at Magdalen College, Oxford, and composer-in-residence at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. …”

La carrera de un capellán de honor de Palacio en la crisis del Antiguo Régimen (1783-1827) by Juan Carlos Saavedra Zapater

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De modo figurandi notulas: cenni di canto fratto nel quattrocentesco Liber Musices di Florentius by Francesco Rocco Rossi

“…This treatise reveals the adherence to doctrinal principles relating mostlyt o more or less well-known Spanish authors of theoretical writings including, in particular, Abbas Populeti identifiable in Blas Romero, a musician arrived in Naples with Alfonso of Aragon and officially installed in the Neapolitan chapel royal.Chapter XV of the Liber Musices exposes Romero’s theory of the mensural performance of plainchant and in particular it gives a series of inedited (and concise) practical prescriptions in order to explain how to underlay the words to the music. …”
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The life and work of Maurice Greene (1696-1755) by Johnstone, H

“…In 1727, he was appointed Organist and Composer of the Chapel Royal. Three years later, he took his doctorate at Cambridge, and was honoured with the title of Professor of Music in the University. …”