Jane Seymour - in Music

In Music

  • As Giovanna Seymour, she appears in Gaetano Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena.
  • Rick Wakeman recorded the piece "Jane Seymour" for his 1973 album The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
  • The English ballad "The Death of Queen Jane" (Child #170) is about the death of Jane Seymour following the birth of Prince Edward. The story as related in the ballad is historically inaccurate, but apparently reflects the popular view at the time of the events surrounding her death. The historical fact is that Prince Edward was born naturally, and that his mother succumbed to infection and died 12 days later. Most versions of the song end with the contrast between the joy of the birth of the Prince and the grief of the death of the Queen.

From version 170A:

The baby was christened with joy and much mirth,
Whilst poor Queen Jane's body lay cold under earth:
There was ringing and singing and mourning all day,
The Princess Elizabeth went weeping away
  • The ballad is included in Loreena McKennitt's Barley album.
  • The song "Lady Jane" by The Rolling Stones is rumoured to be about Jane Seymour and her relationship with Henry VIII.

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