Which English composer wrote the music 'Crown Imperial' for the coronation of George VI?
"of the century included William Walton and Benjamin Britten. Their individual approaches to music and its part in the national identity differed significantly. Walton's work featured fanfares and patriotic themes, including the ceremonial marches ""Crown Imperial"", written for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and ""Orb and Sceptre"", for that of Queen Elizabeth II. Britten, on the other hand, made a conscious effort to set himself apart from the English musical mainstream, which he regarded as complacent, insular and amateurish. His works included the operas ""Peter Grimes"" (1945), and ""Billy Budd"" (1951), as well the instrumental compositions"
"Musick, Henry Walford Davies. The Abbey choir was supplemented by choirs from the Chapel Royal, St Paul's Cathedral, St George's Chapel, Windsor and the Temple Church. An orchestra composed of musicians from London's main orchestras was conducted by Adrian Boult. Tradition demanded the inclusion of George Frederick Handel's ""Zadok the Priest"" (1727) and Hubert Parry's ""I was glad"" (1902). New work written for the occasion included ""Confortare (Be strong and play the Man)"" by Walford Davies and the ""Festival Te Deum in F Major"" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Perhaps the best known work from the 1937 coronation is ""Crown Imperial"","
"Coronation Ode Coronation Ode, Op. 44 is a work composed by Edward Elgar for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, with words by A. C. Benson. It was written for the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902, and dedicated ""by Special Permission, to His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII"". But the Coronation was postponed due to the King being ill, so the first performance was not until 2 October 1902 at the Sheffield Festival, by the Sheffield Choir, soloists Agnes Nicholls, Muriel Foster, John Coates and David Ffrangcon Davies, with Elgar conducting."
"Mary were presented as Emperor and Empress of India, and again in 1937 during the coronation service of George VI of the United Kingdom for the entrance of Queen Mary, by then the Queen Mother. Coronation March (Edward German) The Coronation March is a piece for full orchestra composed by Edward German in 1911 upon invitation for the coronation ceremonies of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. The march and its accompanying hymn, ""Veni Creator Spiritus,"" were partly derived from the composer's incidental music to Henry Irving's 1892 production of Henry VIII. In addition to serving"
"Coronation March (Edward German) The Coronation March is a piece for full orchestra composed by Edward German in 1911 upon invitation for the coronation ceremonies of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. The march and its accompanying hymn, ""Veni Creator Spiritus,"" were partly derived from the composer's incidental music to Henry Irving's 1892 production of Henry VIII. In addition to serving as one of several marches during the actual coronation service, the ""Coronation March"" was performed on a number of other royal occasions, most significantly later in 1911 for the Delhi Durbar service, where George and"
"Imperial March (Elgar) Imperial March is a piece for full orchestra written by the English composer Edward Elgar to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, as his Op. 32. In 1896 the publisher Novello's requested that he write an 'Imperial March' for the occasion, as well as a cantata based on the story of St. George and the Dragon. The first performance of the march was at a Crystal Palace concert on 19 April 1897, conducted by August Manns. It was played by massed bands at the Crystal Palace a week later, at a Royal Garden Party"
"of part-songs and other secular vocal pieces. Armstrong describes his style, as derived from Parry and Stanford, ""highly conservative but effective in the liturgical context for which much of it was intended."" Ernest Bullock Sir Ernest Bullock CVO (15 |September 189024 May 1979) was an English organist, composer, and teacher. He was organist of Exeter Cathedral from 1917 to 1928 and of Westminster Abbey from 1928 to 1941. In the latter post he was jointly responsible for the music at the coronation of George VI in 1937. When the Abbey's choir was dispersed during the Second World War, Bullock took"
"of the coronation texts composed by Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell were included alongside works by modern composers such as Arthur Sullivan, Charles Villiers Stanford and John Stainer. New work commissioned for the occasion famously included Hubert Parry's setting of Psalm 122, ""I was glad"" which skillfully incorporated the traditional acclamation of ""Vivat Rex"" by the King's Scholars of Westminster School on the entrance of the sovereign. It has been used at every coronation since. The music was performed by a choir of 430, a 65 piece orchestra and 10 State Trumpeters. At the 1838 coronation, the organist"
"of the 1960s and into the 1970s. The achievements of the Anglican choral tradition following on from 16th-century composers such as Thomas Tallis, John Taverner and William Byrd have tended to overshadow instrumental composition. The semi-operatic innovations of Henry Purcell did not lead to a native operatic tradition, but George Frideric Handel found important royal patrons and enthusiastic public support in England. One of Handel's four Coronation Anthems, ""Zadok the Priest"" (1727), composed for the coronation of George II, has been performed at every subsequent British coronation, traditionally during the sovereign's anointing. The rapturous receptions afforded by audiences to visiting"
"was also performed at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, along with another Coronation March written by Walton, ""Orb and Sceptre"". ""Crown Imperial"" was performed more recently as a recessional piece to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011. The march was criticized as ""unrepresentative of the composer"" and ""frankly a pastiche"" of the ""pomp and circumstance"" style upon its premiere. The association with Sir Edward Elgar's ""Pomp and Circumstance Marches"" has continued, although the work has become popular. Adams, for example, describes it as an homage to Elgar and ""the finest and"
"William Boyce, among others. Thomas Attwood's setting was written for the coronation of King George IV in 1821. Parry's version was composed for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, and revised in 1911 for that of King George V, when the familiar introduction was added. This setting employs antiphonal choir effects and brass fanfares. Apart from the imperial splendour of the music, the chief innovation is the incorporation in the central section of the acclamations ""Vivat Rex ... "" or ""Vivat Regina ... "" (""Long live King/Queen ..."") with which the King's or Queen's Scholars of Westminster School"
"Coronation anthem A coronation anthem is a piece of choral music written to accompany the coronation of a monarch. Many composers have written coronation anthems. However the best known were composed by George Frideric Handel. Handel's four coronation anthems use text from the King James Bible and were designed to be played at the coronation of the British monarch. They are ""Zadok the Priest"", ""Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened"", ""The King Shall Rejoice"", and ""My Heart Is Inditing"". Each was originally a separate work but they were later published together. Although part of the traditional content of British coronations, the"
"Harty, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra gave the New York premiere, and the young George Szell conducted the symphony in Australia. Elgar having died in 1934, the authorities turned to Walton to compose a march in the Elgarian tradition for the coronation of George VI in 1937. His ""Crown Imperial"" was an immediate success with the public, but disappointed those of Walton's admirers who thought of him as an avant garde composer. Among Walton's other works from this decade are more film scores, including the first of his incidental music for Shakespeare adaptations, ""As You Like It"" (1936); a"
"Armstrong writes that at the abbey, Bullock showed the same reforming energy as he had at Exeter. He reorganised the daily choral offices and led the musical side of many state occasions. Among the latter was the coronation of George VI on 12 May 1937, for which Bullock composed fanfares and acted as joint musical director, together with Sir Adrian Boult. The music-making on that occasion was described in the ""Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland"" as the finest music ever heard in the abbey. In May 1940, enemy bombing during the Second World War,"
"Sir Frederick Bridge was appointed director of music for the 1902 coronation of King Edward VII, he decided that it ought to be a celebration of four hundred years of British music. Compositions by Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell were included alongside works by contemporary composers such as Arthur Sullivan, Charles Villiers Stanford and John Stainer. Hubert Parry's ""I was glad"" was written as the entrance anthem for the 1902 coronation, replacing an 1831 setting by Thomas Attwood; it contains a bridge section partway through so that the scholars of Westminster School can exercise their right to be"
"Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The coronation of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth and as Emperor and Empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 12 May 1937. George VI ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, on 11 December 1936, three days before his 41st birthday. Edward's coronation had been planned for 12 May 1937 and it was decided to continue with his brother and sister-in-law's coronation on the same date. Although the music included"
"The Crown of India The Crown of India, was a masque, an elaborate theatrical presentation, staged in 1912 to celebrate the visit the preceding December of King George V and Queen Mary to Delhi for their coronation as Emperor and Empress of India. For this masque, the English composer Sir Edward Elgar wrote the music as his Op. 66, with a libretto by Henry Hamilton. The masque consisted of two tableaux: 'The Cities of Ind' and 'Ave Imperator!'. The masque was first performed at the Coliseum Theatre in London on 11 March 1912. Elgar composed twelve pieces for contralto, bass,"
"Ernest Bullock Sir Ernest Bullock CVO (15 |September 189024 May 1979) was an English organist, composer, and teacher. He was organist of Exeter Cathedral from 1917 to 1928 and of Westminster Abbey from 1928 to 1941. In the latter post he was jointly responsible for the music at the coronation of George VI in 1937. When the Abbey's choir was dispersed during the Second World War, Bullock took up an academic career, first in the dual post of professor of music at the University of Glasgow and principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and then, from"
"George VI Memorial Chapel where King George VI and the Queen mother are buried. Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt (10 February 184127 March 1924) was an English organist and composer. Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child. He was child prodigy: on one occasion he played Bach's complete ""The Well-Tempered Clavier"" by heart, without notice, at the age of only ten. From 1854 to 1861 he was an organist at St Paul's Church in his native town and,"
"George VI of the United Kingdom in 1939, the latter for his activities in the War Campaign. He died in Longueuil in 1967 at the age of 72. Paul Pratt Paul Pratt (25 November 1894 – 8 May 1967) was a Canadian clarinetist, pianist, conductor, music educator, composer, and public administrator. His compositional output includes marches, waltzes, a ""Fantaisie-Impromptu"" for band, and some works for solo piano. Born in Longueuil, Pratt studied in his native city before moving to Montreal where he was a pupil of Orpha-F. Deveaux, Arthur Letondal, and François Héraly (clarinet) at the Conservatoire national de musique."
"the first commoners to acclaim the sovereign, shouting their traditional """"vivats"""" as he or she enters the coronation theatre. This anthem and Charles Villiers Stanford's ""Gloria in excelsis"" (1911) have also been used regularly in recent coronations, as has the national anthem, ""God Save the Queen"" (or King). Other composers whose music featured in Elizabeth II's coronation include Sir George Dyson, Gordon Jacob, Sir William Henry Harris, Herbert Howells, Sir William Walton, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Canadian-resident but English-born Healey Willan. Ralph Vaughan Williams suggested that a congregational hymn be included. This was approved by the"
"Andrew Davis for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II on 1 June 2002, at the Buckingham Palace gardens, complete with fireworks. Music for the Royal Fireworks The Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351) is a suite for wind instruments composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park on 27 April 1749. It was to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) in 1748. During the preparations Handel and the Duke of Montagu, the"
"Tallis and William Byrd, followed up by Henry Purcell from the Baroque period. German-born George Frideric Handel became a British subject and spent most of his composing life in London, creating some of the most well-known works of classical music, ""The Messiah"", ""Water Music"", and ""Music for the Royal Fireworks"". One of his four Coronation Anthems, ""Zadok the Priest"", composed for the coronation of George II, has been performed at every subsequent British coronation, traditionally during the sovereign's anointing. There was a revival in the profile of composers from England in the 20th century led by Edward Elgar, Benjamin Britten,"
"England's Triumph England's Triumph, Or, The Kingdom's Joy for the proclaiming of King William and His Royal Consort, Queen Mary, in the Throne of England, on the 13th. of this instant February. 1688, or simply England's Triumph, is an English broadside ballad composed in 1689. As the title suggests, the ballad takes as its primary focus the coronation of William III of England and his consort Mary II of England, which took place in February 1689 (even though the ballad claims it took place in 1688. This is most likely a typographical error on the part of the composer or"
"corrected the proofs of Dowland´s ""Second Book of Songs"", which was published in London in 1600. He was also mentioned in connection with arrangements for the funeral of his patron Sir Thomas Kitson, an event which took place in Hengrave in 1603. It is not known what happened to him subsequently. Perhaps his best-known work is ""Eliza Is the Fairest Queen"" (a tribute to Elizabeth I). Other works include: Edward Johnson (composer) Edward Johnson (fl. 1572–1601) was an English composer. Johnson's compositions were highly regarded in his time, but few of them survive. Johnson was born about 1549. He composed"
"England's Happiness in the Crowning of William and Mary England's Happiness in the Crowning of William and Mary is an English broadside ballad composed in 1689 and takes as its primary focus the coronation of William III of England and Mary II of England. William III and Mary II's coregency began in February 1689 when the Convention Parliament, summoned by William after his invasion of England in 1689, offered him the crown. Though this ballad never comments explicitly on William and Mary's 1689 penning of the English Bill of Rights, it nevertheless focuses heavily on one specific component of the"
"Lincoln's Inn Fields) as well as the occasional court ode. He is reported to have spent much of his time fishing. He was the only Master of the King's Musick in the history of the post to serve four monarchs (King William III, Queen Anne, King George I and King George II). John Eccles (composer) John Eccles (1668 – 12 January 1735) was an English composer. Born in London, eldest son of professional musician Solomon Eccles, John Eccles was appointed to the King's Private Music in 1694, and in 1700 became Master of the King's Musick. Also in 1700 he"
"bandmaster F. J. Ricketts, the ""Colonel Bogey March"" is often whistled, becoming part of British way of life during World War II. George Frideric Handel composed ""Zadok the Priest"" in 1727 for the coronation of George II: it has been performed during the Sovereign's anointing at every subsequent British coronation. Jeremiah Clarke's ""Trumpet Voluntary"" is popular for wedding music, and has featured in royal weddings. Other notable British composers, including Henry Purcell, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Henry Wood, John Taverner, Arthur Sullivan, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, William Walton, Richard Rodney Bennett, Peter Maxwell Davies, Ivor"
"The Kingdom (Elgar) The Kingdom, Op. 51, is an English-language oratorio composed in 1906 by Edward Elgar. It was first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival on 3 October 1906, with the orchestra conducted by the composer, and soloists Agnes Nicholls, Muriel Foster, John Coates and William Higley. The dedication is """"A. M. D. G."""" Elgar wrote ""The Kingdom"" for choral and instrumental forces. Following ""The Dream of Gerontius"" and ""The Apostles"", the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. This was ""The Kingdom"", which continues the narrative of the lives of"
"Robert Parsons (composer) Robert Parsons (ca. 1535 – January 1571/2) was an English composer of the Tudor period who was active during the reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. He is noted for his compositions of church music. Parsons was born around 1530–35 in Exeter, Devon. Although little is known about the life of Robert Parsons, it is likely that in his youth he was a choir boy, as until 1561 he was an assistant to Richard Bower, Master of the Children Choristers of the Chapel Royal. Robert Parsons was composing during a period"
"than ""The Dream of Gerontius"". Some of Elgar's more percipient supporters, including Adrian Boult, consider it his greatest choral work, of more consistent quality than even ""Gerontius"". As Elgar was an amateur chemist, the original manuscript of the work is stained with chemicals from his home laboratory. The Kingdom (Elgar) The Kingdom, Op. 51, is an English-language oratorio composed in 1906 by Edward Elgar. It was first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival on 3 October 1906, with the orchestra conducted by the composer, and soloists Agnes Nicholls, Muriel Foster, John Coates and William Higley. The dedication is """"A. M."
"Queen's Musick to Queen Victoria. He did not contribute any music to her coronation, leading ""The Spectator"" to complain that he had been allowed ""to proclaim to the world his inability to discharge the first, and the most grateful duty of his office — the composition of a Coronation Anthem"". He died in 1848 aged about 76, and was succeeded by George Frederick Anderson. The only composition of Cramer's that has survived is a Capriccio (""Album Leaf"") for violin, which is in manuscript in the British Museum. Franz Cramer Franz or François Cramer (17721 August 1848) was an English violinist"
"his son, John Parsons (1563–1623), also a minor composer, who served as organist of Westminster Abbey (1621–23). William Byrd succeeded Parsons as Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. Today, Parsons's surviving compositions form part of the repertoire of Anglican church music. His ""Ave Maria"" was included in the 1978 publication, the ""Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems"". Robert Parsons (composer) Robert Parsons (ca. 1535 – January 1571/2) was an English composer of the Tudor period who was active during the reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. He is noted for his compositions of church music. Parsons"