Music for the Coronation

[Nick Armstrong]

There was worse than pants coming off earlier on. Did anyone hear Patrick Doyle's hopeful stab at a Coronation March? In the light of Elgar, Bax and Walton this seemed to me a highly embarrassing dud. Walton, Parry and Handel showed the newcomers how to do it. I'd forgotten how good that Boyce piece is, too!

To be fair to Pappano, he delivered a cracking Pomp & Circumstance as TMs exited…

[gradus]

Anyone know who write the very pretty choral Amen?

[Simon Biazeck]

Anyone know who write the very pretty choral Amen?

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625). Lifted from an anthem, perhaps. Anyone?

[Simon Biazeck]

I enjoyed the online speculation that Karl Jenkins was Ms. Markle in disguise



(What was his piece like?)

Or Ann Widdicombe.

[Pulcinella]

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625). Lifted from an anthem, perhaps. Anyone?

Did he write a set of Preces and responses? If so, the last Amen of those?

PS: Yes, two sets.

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/First_Preces_(Orlando_Gibbons)

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Second_Preces_(Orlando_Gibbons)

[Braunschlag]

To be fair to Pappano, he delivered a cracking Pomp & Circumstance as TMs exited…

It was, an advantage not to see him though

[Simon Biazeck]

Did he write a set of Preces and responses? If so, the last Amen of those?

PS: Yes, two sets.

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/First_Preces_(Orlando_Gibbons)

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/...lando_Gibbons)

Hmm, all I can find in the usual places is two sets of 'First Preces'. OUP has published one of those with Barnard's 'Responses'.

[Petrushka]

I enjoyed the online speculation that Karl Jenkins was Ms. Markle in disguise

Thought it was Boris Johnson behind the tash and specs.

[Simon Biazeck]

Did he write a set of Preces and responses? If so, the last Amen of those?

PS: Yes, two sets.

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/First_Preces_(Orlando_Gibbons)

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/...lando_Gibbons)

Here we go! It's from 'Great King of Gods'. https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/...lando_Gibbons)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGrAPZdvCRE

[Braunschlag]

Anyone wanting a definitive Coronation music selection should investigate the Paul McCreesh album, An English Coronation. It’s fabulous in every respect.
A Walton Te Deum which really does go for it and everything else.
And I’ve no real affinity with HIPP - but, it’s jammed full of the most enthusiastic singing from a few hundred teenagers, it’s uplifting in every sense of the word.

[Pulcinella]

Here we go! It's from 'Great King of Gods'. https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/...lando_Gibbons)

Glad you found it.
Unattributed (apart from to Gibbons) in the Order of service.
At least with Finzi we normally see Amen from Lo, the full, final sacrifice.

[Nick Armstrong]

It was, an advantage not to see him though

I almost added that, yes

[Old Grumpy]

Thanks to this discussion I have just discovered the pre coronation sequence on iPlayer - what a treat!

It is available as usual for 29 days. Also, I presume the entire sequence will be on the Decca disc, issued 15th May.

https://coronation.decca.com/products/the-coronation-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla-the-official-album-various-artists

[Simon Biazeck]

Glad you found it.
Unattributed (apart from to Gibbons) in the Order of service.
At least with Finzi we normally see Amen from Lo, the final sacrifice.

Quite. I saw that. Perhaps it's long since been been separated from the original piece in the library... ? Who knows.

[Serial_Apologist]

the choice of Richard Strauss for the post-crowning high point (with off-stage bells!) was a fascinating and envigorating one!

So that's who composed that piece. Unlike others I didn't think the previously unknown (to me) Walton Te Deum was top Walton - too close stylistically to the Stanfords we had to sing at school. The best music of the ceremony was for me the two anthems by Byrd.