March for orchestra written by Sir William Walton for the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
For the use of the orb and sceptre as a sign of authority see Globus cruciger and Sceptre § Christian era.
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II for which the march was composed
Orb and Sceptre is a march for orchestra written by William Walton for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, on 2 June 1953. It follows the pattern of earlier concert marches by Elgar and Walton himself in consisting of a brisk opening section followed by a broad melody in the middle, trio, section and a return to the lively first theme to conclude the piece after a second appearance of the big tune.
OrbandSceptre is a march for orchestra written by William Walton for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, on 2 June 1953...
centre depicting a man holding a sphere and an object similar to a shepherd's crook, analogues of the orbandsceptre that evolved later as royal ornaments...
of the Sceptre is that it was said to be made from unicorn horn, but in fact it was made from the horn of a narwhal. The Imperial OrbandSceptre were already...
holding the orb Elizabeth I of England in coronation robes, with orbandsceptre Primary Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, with Sovereign's Orb at upper...
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(Svatováclavská koruna), the royal orbandsceptre, the coronation vestments of the Kings of Bohemia, the gold reliquary cross, and St. Wenceslas' sword. They...
golden chain, a barmas (wide ceremonial collar), the Crown of Monomakh, sceptre, andorb. Over the centuries, various Tsars had fashioned their own private...
term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, crosses, holy relics and royal robes, as well as several other objects connected...
the sceptrum Augusti, and in the other the orb surmounted by a small figure of Victory. The codes of the just and the cruel sceptre are found in the ancient...
holding the orb in his left hand, and the sceptre in his right. Summoning an aide, he divested himself of the sceptreandorb as his wife knelt upon a crimson...
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and the British coronation marches Crown Imperial andOrbandSceptre. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of a musician, Walton was a chorister and then...
throne is adorned 552 rubies and pink tourmalines, 825 turquoises, 177 pearls and 700 halves of pearls. The Sceptreandorb are creations of West-European...
service, the OrbandSceptre were placed on the coffin, in addition to the Crown and flowers. Members of the public were then admitted and, over the course...
Royal, Robe Royal and the Sovereign's Orb, followed by the Sovereign's Ring, the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross and the Sovereign's Sceptre with Dove. With...
(inhuldiging). The Dutch monarch is not crowned—although the crown, orb, andsceptre are present at the ceremony—the monarch's swearing of the oath constitutes...
"representation" or "presentation", dressed in robes of state with a crown, orbandsceptre, the fingers richly set with rings. There was a procession. The chief...
Báthory three sceptresand three silver orbs a silver chain with the relic of the holy cross (Crux cum ligno Vitae) the Ruthenian crosses and relics Latin...
for the gilded silver orbandsceptre, suggest that it was the old "funeral crown", used by the stadtholders in the 18th century and then tied to a cushion...
according to Guy, "flashed on all sides with a dazzling radiance". An orbandsceptre are shown on the Great Seal of Edward the Confessor, but Guy states...
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