Journeys in Space-Time 2
Fit for a King

Classical music makes for some very impressive entrances. Not unexpected really, as classical music cut its teeth in the service of the church, kings and queens.

Here’s a collection of regal-sounding music spanning many centuries of royalty and ending in the era of the “common man”.

Make a grand entrance! Add weight to your wedding! Beef up your power-point presentation!

1. Charpentier – Te Deum – Prélude – Rondeau
2. Clarke (mis-attributed to Purcell) – “Trumpet Voluntary” (Prince of Denmark's March, from Suite in D major)
3. Clarke (also mis-attributed to Purcell) – “Trumpet Tune” (from The Island Princess)
4. Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
5. Handel – Coronation Anthem (no. 1) – Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
6. Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 – La réjouissance
7. Handel – Water Music – Suite in D/G major, HWV 349/350 – Alla Hornpipe
8. Mouret – Première Suite de Symphonies – 1. Rondeau
9. Rimsky-Korsakov – Mlada – Cortège. Procession of the Nobles
10. Walton – Crown Imperial – Coronation March