Crown Imperial - Coronation March (1937)

Composed by William Walton

This popular march was first performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the coronation of King George VI in 1937 and, more recently, at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (William and Kate!).

This arrangement incorporates the cuts Walton made in 1963; the highly communicative music surges with irrepressible energy and mounts to a heroic climax.

The Oxford Organ Library