Crown Imperial - Coronation March - William Walton

[katgirl161]

im playing this for a band im in outside f school. were taking it a lot slower than this, but were still pretty good.

[MoBinger]

Hm... That´s Superman... But John Williams get´s the point!!!

[Paulieford]

Fantastic!

[Paulieford]

A cheeky-faced teenager, I played trombone, It drove me forward by its power. I stand proud.

[IWantMoore28]

Actually yeah, this is one of the best recordings of this piece that I've heard. An MP3 would be great, if you would send me one :D

[RichardHell1959]

We had this on a set of 78's : each side gave you about 2 minutes before you had to flip over, or put on the next disc .....

[DrNigelRamses]

Does anyone know who performed this piece?

[looney1023]

In marching band, we're actually playing The Rakes of Mallow. So you have this upbeat cheery irish jig with all these bagpipes and color guard dancers and suddenly it gets faster and faster and faster and BAM! Crown Imperial! We actuaally play a much faster variation on the ending which is a huge contrast from the false sense of security section that is the Rakes of Mallow.

We're gonna get the audience really good!

[ewokmusic]

STATELY and Good tempo!!! WELL PLAYED!!!

grand & pompous ...but as the melody progresses...it is not as nice as STAR WARS theme song...probably John Williams could have improved on this song!!

But still it is a very solid and grand opening theme

[xUmbrellaAcademyx]

this one's a lip killer for horns and i wish it wasnt cus its really fun

[airscrew1]

I've been searching for this as they used this as the theme music for the 1971 tv series Justice.

[widlad7]

@airscrew1 was it the Scales of Justice?

[PvtMacGregor]

Can you please send me this to?

[music0876]

I would like an mp3 of this masterpiece.

[dakinespam145]

Ah, yes! Smashing good....the Brits from Oldham can produce some great music.

Love this piece.

[xstefferzx]

HAHAHAHAHAH YES

[kacourse]

Rule Britannia: Last Night of the Proms

by Paul Daniel

[chazfourlife]

my cousins playin this for her concert @archbishop Ryan

[JumpyKonijnJK]

you can convert youtube vid to mp3 with a special program

[oldschooldrumcorps]

Reminds me of The Santa Clara Vanguard Drum Corps....from the '70's

[nykfanatic]

Just magnificent.

[ronaldosucks1]

yes he was from oldham--shame the stiff upper lip of Britishness has been lost to the ethnic minorities, can this be played on a sitar?

[naja46]

@ronaldosucks1 I bet they all " Singh " along to this lol

[ronaldosucks1]

yeah he was from oldham --when britan was great, not full of pakis and muslims, anymore riots there lately?

[Course090]

Such moving music - wonderful!

[goaldhost]

ok I just have to say this,

We too are playing this for Full Orchestra, and, as we live in the USA, at the regal middle section I always think: "how very British"... if anyone takes that as an insult, well im sorry.

And please don't start bashing on America

[SVX5302]

I was playng this in our wind orchestra.

I played the horn.

My dear music!

[smashbrosfan13]

We're playing this in our school orchestra. I'm playing the timpani part. It's so fun!

[Freefallfelixrulz]

@smashbrosfan13 Did you get tjhe arrangement with fffff in?

[summersnow101]

I am playing this in my orchestra

I play viola and we have the tune (FIRST TIME EVER) at 1:58!!!

woooo!!!

[crumikins]

Does anybody know where I can get an mp3 of this piece?

It's so fantastic...

[TheWickedNorth]

Message me your email address, Ill send you it..

[phsyxx]

@TheWickedNorth Not to be cheeky, but I can't find this anywhere, could I get an mp3 of this aswell?

thanks

[TheWickedNorth]

@phsyxx message me your email address..

[szde]

@TheWickedNorth Um... Would you mind giving me a copy as well? I have the same problem as the user above: Brilliant piece, but can't find it anywhere...

Thanks very much, in any case, for putting this up.

[lecochonbleu]

Most popular Mp3 sites - it's a well known piece of classical music. There should be more than 1 recording, so choose your orchestra - listen to the preview. Napster, iTunes, Amazon Mp3 Download should all have this.

[canonscottage]

Yes, it was composed at the time of the coronation of George VI (the date had originally been set for the coronation of Edward VIII before he abdicated). The BBC commissioned the piece for their coverage -- it was not used at the coronation itself. It's a great piece for orchestra or band and add the organ at the end.

[midnightsviola525600]

we're playing this at my school. great piece, challenging too.

: )

[BillSalem]

Love this for its true feeling of a genuinely royal procession. Something about this piece feels so big and eternal. Yale uses it for its' graduation ceremonies instead of the usual Pomp and Circumstance. It was written for the Coronation of King George the Sixth. But that is about all I know about it. I've always felt that this piece goes Elgar one better. Thrilling music!

[sirjoebloggs]

Save yourselves from tyranny once again. Vote UKIP.

[BelfastCityHall]

Here here!

Fuck the EU!

God Save the Queen!

[barbarianbenji]

Hear hear

[TheRoypim]

I love to be cellist in the Orchestra for this song .

[ZhangisKhan1]

i am playing this in my orchestra

[Will170392]

Not bad for a bloke from Oldham :) What a genius

[patrickburnsmusic]

William Walton was an absolute genius and should be ranked in the top tier of composers. Sure, he is well respected and still gets a fair amount of play, but his style has landed him on the periphery of the perennial greats. Not in my book, though. He's top shelf all the way. Brilliant!

[1968mjh]

"In beawtie beryng the crone imperiall"

(William Dunbar 1465-1520)

Good luck England against the Aussies in the final ashes test today - you'll bloody well need it.

[ashbytimuk]

Oh! Do you bl**dy think so!! LOL ;-)

[jacksterner]

I bet the rock group DEVO could do a real fine job on this number!

[HOT5PUR1]

I love this piece.

England forever!

[wahines18]

So my band teacher was a little stupid and made us play this song.....we are 8th and 9th graders. Does anybody have any tips on triple tounging for clarinets??? It would help a bunch.

[JSB1983]

Practice double tonguing by saying the syllable too-koo for Cl and/or Sax. It takes a while to iron out the squeaks and maintain a firm embouchure. You goal to to make your double tonguing sound as clear and no different than single tonguing. Practice it on any one note in a quarter note pattern at about 60-80 beats per min, the progress by getting faster. Work your way to eighth notes by stating on a slow tempo then increase the tempo to your desired result.

[TheCrazyCello]

Tongueing the triplet semiquavers which link to a quaver: try t-ck-t-t or ck-t-ck-t, whichever is easiest for you.

[squashroe]

THUNDERBIRDS!!!!!!

[numabeav]

played this in the triangle youth symphony in NC.

Viola!! GO VIOLA SOLO!!

[toocoolirule]

Just played this yesterday. 1st Trumpet. Quite tricky but an interesting piece. :)

[dcbandnerd]

This song is the epitome of English music. Powerful, yet elegant. You Brits can write some darn good tunes :-)

Cheers from the U.S. of A

[Flirtygalwhostwitchn]

ur hawt dcbandnerd i think its loff!

[johnnyrebski]

listen to my favourite! "pomp and circumstance" march number 4, there are words applicable to it see if you can get hold of them

[dcbandnerd]

Oh, my friend, if there's one Elgar piece we know, it's Pomp and Circumstance. We play it at all of our graduation ceremonies.

[fattoler]

@dcbandnerd thanks, but you Americans do produce better military marches on the whole.

[clarinetnumba1]

yeah just graduated this was our recessional. yay class of 2009

[superiorbandgeek]

I wish I could have had this as a processional instead of Elgar's overdone "Pomp and Circumstance"

[ssphn]

This is the recessional at our highschool graduations, I love playing this piece.

[snarlybitch]

A truly inspirational and uplifting piece written when one could be really proud to be british unlike now as we are , the soft underbelly of Europe a mecca for terrorists and extremists who come here with the very intention of destroying britishness!!!

[dartboon]

u yourselves are extremists!!!

[shildrine]

his name is snarlybitch....why are u even arguing with him lol.

[crazyboysin]

we just playe this with NCO AMAZING PIECE OF MUSIC i luved it its such a thrill to play

[YoshinoContrabass]

"Crown Imperial" is my most favorite music.

I think this is the noblest march in the world.

[fubunikk44]

ohhh man.. i'm having graduation flashbacks...i played this every year of college graduation.. and then it was my turn to hear it!

[bobilleg74]

As a trombonist, I remember this to be a real punch in the face at the end!

[misinterpretations]

We're playing this in my high school concert band... a slightly different arrangement, of course.

[childrenoftheauroras]

who is it arranged by???

[misinterpretations]

Ray B something. My copy cut off the rest of the last name. :[

[ShokuMasterLord]

The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, Repertory Level is going to be playing this. The maestoso section in the middle has a difficult accompaniment, and unfortunately for the celli there are no open strings. Can someone help me with the fingering?

[childrenoftheauroras]

You must have different arrangement than I have. Mine is arranged by David Stone and I don't see a "maestoso" part. Who is yours arranged by?

[ShokuMasterLord]

Not exactly maestoso but at least majestic and slow. The B theme.

[crazyboysin]

Absolutely amazing piece of music we're gonna play it in NCO i cant wait

[whizkid7562]

Most thrilling Coronation March by W. Walton

composed for the coronation of King George VI

in 1937. Exemplifies the brilliance of English music by the foremost composer W. Walton!

[Shamden]

I just performed this with an orchestra. Quite depressed after hearing this though cos our version was nowhere near as good!

[childrenoftheauroras]

It is really nice to play...

[musicfreak646]

The band that I am in is actually playing this... amazing piece and quite fun to play I might add.

[awefhio]

Quite a fantastic piece; especially love the third recapitulation of the opening theme with the cymbal and arpeggio interpolations. Should be played more often.

[jekorb]

My all-time favorite of the "royalty" music theme. Thank you and cheerio!

[gravics]

I discovered this piece from my parents record collection and it gave me chills when I first heard it. It still does to this day.

[Numboss]

Yes, I agree. I recently discovered this music on a "Last Night at the Proms" disc a friend gave me and I got goosebumps. I love the sprightly brass passages. Something very reassuring about this music. By the way I gave you a thumbs up. Cheers.

[PsiBrr]

The 27th Lancers (from Revere, Massachusetts)played this as their "off-the-line" in 1976. It completely blew me away, and has been one of my favorite marches since. It's a tremendous piece.

[ShokuMasterLord]

I like his Cello Concerto.

[PsiBrr]

Word.

[sexyman10901]

I'm playing this in freakin middle school band! It sounds awesome! I play the drum part!

[thcu]

lucky!

[wenglishsal]

One of my favorites, along with Pomp and Curcumstance by Elgar. and of course Enigma Variations, by the above mentioned brilliant man.

[Dinokun]

oh man

I played this in freshman year full orchestra, and it was so hard to find anywhere, thanks so much for putting it up, now if I could just find an mp3

[Pinnertop]

This music is magnificent.

[ChriosM]

I first heard this earlier today on my local classical music station and instantly adored it!

[RHAPSODYKAT]

Did anyone happen to hear this on "With Heart and Voice" on 89.1 in Philadelphia by any chance? (10/26/2008)They played a wonderful version of it with pipe organ but I don't know who the orchestra or organist was?

[midlander07]

Thanks for posting this. So great!