English coronation music
The English Coronation Music is a series of different pieces of music by different composers, which were performed for the coronation service of the kings and queens of the United Kingdom .
The best known are the Coronation Anthems by Georg Friedrich Handel from 1727. Traditionally, a section is still used today: Zadok the Priest . The coronation celebrations resemble, in addition to the liturgy, a concert with a mixture of old and new pieces that were commissioned for the respective coronation.
Coronation of Elizabeth II (June 2, 1953)
The music refers to the coronation service of King George VI. on May 12, 1937. Except for a few new ones (*), the same pieces of music, including the fanfare, were performed again.
The coronation choir (400 people) and the coronation orchestra (60 people), state trumpeter of the Royal Military School of Music , Kneller Hall (conductor: Lt.-Col. Meredith Roberts), organ: Osborne Peasgood (1902–1962), Harry Gabb (1909–1995) and Henry Ley (1887–1962), overall direction: William McKie (1901–1983) and Adrian Boult .
| title | Art | composer |
|---|---|---|
| Chaconne from 'King Arthur' | Henry Purcell (arranged Herbage) | |
| Trumpert Tune [1] | Trumpets | Henry Purcell |
| Crown Imperial March [2] | orchestra | William Walton |
| Fantasia on the Alleluia Hymn [3] | orchestra | Gordon Jacob |
| Jupiter from: The Planets, Opus 32 [4] | organ | Gustav Holst |
| Epic March | orchestra | John Ireland |
| Regalien procession | ||
| Oh most merciful | Charles Wood | |
| Litany for 5 voices | Choir | Thomas Tallis |
| Procession of the Kgl. House | ||
| Pomp and Circumstance no.2 | organ | Edward Elgar |
| Banks of Green Willow [5] | organ | George Butterworth |
| Processional * | organ | Arthur Bliss |
| Greensleeves | orchestra | trad. arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Nimrod from: Enigma Variations Opus 36 No. 9 [6] | organ | Edward Elgar |
| Orb and Scepter [7] * | William Walton | |
| Fireworks music: overture [8] & minuet [9] | georg Friedrich Handel | |
| Procession of the queen | ||
| Fanfare I. Royal Saluts | Trumpets | Sir Ernest Bullock (1890-1979) |
| I was glad | Choir and orchestra | Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
| Fanfares II, III, IV, V | Trumpets | Sir Ernest Bullock |
| Behold, O God our defender [10] | Choir and orchestra | Herbert Howells |
| Let my prayer come up [11] | Choir and orchestra | William Henry Harris (1883–1973) |
| Credo [12] (from Mass in G minor) | Choir and organ | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Come on, Holy Ghost | Choir, organ and orchestra | Trad., Arr. Sir Ernest Bullock |
| Zadok the Priest [13] (PDF; 400 kB) | Choir and orchestra | georg Friedrich Handel |
| Confortare [14] * | Choir and orchestra | George Dyson |
| Enthronement and oath renewal | ||
| Rejoice in the Lord [15] [16] (PDF; 56 kB) | A cappella | John Redford († 1547) |
| O clap your hands together [17] [18] (PDF; 148 kB) | A cappella | Orlando Gibbons |
| I will not leave you comfortless [19] (PDF; 94 kB) | A cappella | William Byrd |
| O Lord, Our Governour * | A cappella | Hearly Willan (1880-1968) |
| Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace [20] (PDF; 61 kB) | Organ and choir | Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) |
| Homage Fanfare VII, after the Scottish tune 'Montrose' | Trumpets and Organ | Sir Ernest Bullock |
| church service | ||
| All people that on earth do dwell | Choir and orchestra | trad. Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Sanctus (from Mass in G minor) | Choir and orchestra | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| O taste and see * [21] | A cappella | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Gloria in Exelsis | Choir and orchestra | Charles Villiers Stanford |
| Threefold Amen [22] | A cappella | Orlando Gibbons |
| Te Deum Laudamus * [23] [24] | Choir and orchestra | William Walton |
| Jerusalem [25] | organ | Hubert Parry, improvisation Osborne Peasgood |
| abstract | ||
| National Anthem [26] | Choir and orchestra | trad., Arr. Gordon Jacob |
| Pomp and Circumstance March no.1 [27] | orchestra | Edward Elgar |
| Processional March F. 126 | orchestra | Arthur Bliss |
| Coronation March | orchestra | Arnold Bax |