Crown Imperial is an orchestral march by William Walton, commissioned for the coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey in 1937. It is in the Pomp and Circumstance tradition, with a brisk open
Coronation of King George VI, 1937, for which Crown Imperial was written
Sir William Turner Walton was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include Façade, th
Crown Imperial (march)
…Crown Imperial is an orchestral march by William Walton, commissioned for the coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey in 1937. It is in the Pomp and Circumstance tradition, with a brisk opening…
Christ Church, Oxford, where Walton was a chorister and then an undergraduate
Portsmouth Point by Thomas Rowlandson inspired Walton's overture of the same name.
The Manor House, Ashby St Ledgers, Walton's main base during the Second World War