Description Music for Royal Occasions is an exciting volume of pieces written for coronations and other royal celebrations over the past five centuries. It includes long-standing favourites, such as Handel's Zadok the priest and Parry's I was glad ; and works from earlier years, such an Henry Purcell's I was glad and the delightful Rejoice in the Lord alway . Many well-loved composers were commissioned to write motets for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and several are published here, including George Dyson's stirring Confortare , William Harris's Let my prayer and Herbert Howells's Behold O God our defender . In addition, two pieces performed at the wedding oF the present Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are included: Paul Mealor's beautiful Ubi caritas , and Hubert Parry's epic anthem, Bless pair of sirens . Music for Royal Occasions provides a well-rounded concert programme in itself for choral societies or community choirs. The collection offers many useful and accessible pieces for church choirs, suitable for a wide variety of occasions. an inventive selection of festive music - Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ Songlist Behold, O God Our Defender [Howells, Herbert] Birthday Song For A Royal Child [Bliss, Arthur] Blest Pair Of Sirens [Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings] Confortare [Dyson, George] I Was Glad [Attwood, Thomas] I Was Glad [Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings] I Was Glad [Purcell, Henry] Let My Prayer [Harris, William] O Hearken Thou [Elgar, Edward] O Lord, Grant The King [Child, William] Rejoice In The Lord Alway [Anonymous] Ubi Caritas [Mealor, Paul] Zadok The Priest [Handel, George Frideric]
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