1. Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’ Chaconne (arranged Herbage) Prior to the start of the coronation service on June 2, 1953, an orchestral movement from Purcell’s 1691 opera King Arthur, or The British Worthy, was performed.

2. Purcell’s trumpet anthem
The music for this piece was originally credited to another British composer, Jeremiah Clarke, but Purcell had put it as the Trumpet Tune in the order of service.

3. Walton’s Crown Imperial
This regal and beautiful composition in C major, initially performed during King George VI’s coronation in 1937, was later altered for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.

4. Jupiter – Holst 4.
‘I promise to thee, my land, everything that is above the earth, Completely, entirely, and perfectly, the service of my love.’

These words become the well-known hymn when combined with the hymn-like melody in Holst’s Jupiter.

The orchestral version was played for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, but Holst revised the score to fit the text, so the song will always be associated with magnificent nationalistic sentiments.

5.Irish March in the Epic
Ireland’s Epic March does exactly what it says on the box, despite the fact that it may not be all that well-known right now.

This 1942 composition, which featured repeated trumpet blasts and spiky string melodies, was performed before the coronation ceremony started.

6.The Coronation March by Bax
A new composition by Arnold Bax was sung for the first time, split between two of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance Marches, as the crowd exited the service and the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II proceeded out of Westminster Abbey.

Video of the Coronation!