A Birthday Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
Windsor Castle
Saturday 13th June 2020
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 March On
The Guards Colour - W Hughes
William Hughes served as a musician in the Band of the Scots Guards between the wars and is best known for his march âTo Your Guardâ. The Guardsâ Colours was last played on the parade in 1936, the one and only birthday parade for King Edward VIII.
Auxiliary Territorial Service March - E Spooner Â
This march was chosen for the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945 by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. Her Majesty The Queen, or as she was then, Princess Elizabeth served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service making this her Regimental March.
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Incidental MusicÂ
Welsh Airs & Graces - arr. Major T Davis
Major Davis arranged Welsh Airs and Graces to be played at the Queenâs Birthday Parade in 1998 for the Slow Inspection. Sadly, he died a few weeks before the parade after a short illness at the age of just 47. The melodies include Jenny Jones, Meganâs Fair Daughter, The Dove and The Ash Grove.Â
Trumpet Tune & Air - H Purcell, arr. P Carroll & Lieutenant Colonel S Haw MBEÂ
The Slow March of the Welsh Guards âMen of Harlechâ was originally a song which is said to describe events during the seven-year siege of Harlech Castle between 1461 and 1468. Commanded by Constable Dafydd ap Ieuan, the Garrison withstood the longest known siege in the history of the British Isles.
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Arrival of Her Majesty The Queen  Â
Royal SaluteÂ
The National Anthem - arr. Lieutenant Colonel B.H. Brown OBE Â
Like many aspects of British constitutional life, even âGod Save the Queenâ derives its official status from custom and use, not from Royal Proclamation or Act of Parliament. The variation in the UK of the lyrics to âGod Save the Queenâ is the oldest amongst those currently used and forms the basis on which all other versions used throughout the Commonwealth are formed.
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 The Troop
The Guard Repositions
The Rising of the Lark - arr. J Kappey    Â
'Codiad yr Ehedyddâ or âRising of the Larkâ was established as the Regimental Quick March of the Welsh Guards upon the Regimentâs formation in 1915. It was arranged by Jacob Kappey who also published the book âShort History of Military Musicâ in 1894. Â
Slow Troop
Les Huguenots - G Meyerbeer, arr. D Godfrey  Â
The Slow Troop âLes Huguenotsâ is the traditional musical starting point for the Trooping of Colour. It has been played every year on the parade since 1936 and on numerous occasions before this dating back as far as 1869.Â
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Quick TroopÂ
Triple Crown - T Brien
In Rugby Union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the âHome Nationsâ of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. This march has been used as the Quick Inspection on two previous occasions when the Welsh Guards have Trooped their Colour (1973 and 1998).Â
The Guard positions to receive the Colour Â
The British Grenadier - arr. J KappeyÂ
The exact origins of the tune are disputed but generally date to the early 17th century. The debate is best summarised by the composer Ernest Walker in 1907 who described the melody as âthree centuries evolution of an Elizabethan tuneâ. The melody was introduced into Britain as a military march during the 1689â1702 reign of William III.
 Trooping the Colour
Escort to the Colour - E Waldteufel, arr. Lieutenant Colonel R Ridings OBE    Â
To reduce the repetition of the âGrenadiersâ Slow Marchâ, a new arrangement made by Major Richard Ridings, the then Senior Director of Music was introduced in 1978 to be played from the point when the Escort to the Colour step off in slow time to the point when the remaining Guards âPresent Armsâ as the Colour is trooped along the ranks. The march is based on themes from Waldteufelâs waltz âThe Grenadiersâ, thus maintaining the Grenadier connection with this part of the ceremony.  Â
Grenadiers' Slow March - arr. Lieutenant Colonel F Harris OBEÂ Â
This march was adopted by the Regiment in 1815, having repulsed the French Imperial Guard at Waterloo, the First Guards became a The Regiment of Grenadiers.Â
Royal Salute
The National Anthem - arr. Lieutenant Colonel B.H. Brown OBEÂ Â Â
Like many aspects of British constitutional life, even âGod Save the Queenâ derives its official status from custom and use, not from Royal Proclamation or Act of Parliament. The variation in the UK of the lyrics to âGod Save the Queenâ is the oldest amongst those currently used and forms the basis on which all other versions used throughout the Commonwealth are formed. Â
 The March Off
The Rising of the Lark - arr. J Kappey    Â
'Codiad yr Ehedyddâ or âRising of the Larkâ was established as the Regimental Quick March of the Welsh Guards upon the Regimentâs formation in 1915. It was arranged by Jacob Kappey who also published the book âShort History of Military Musicâ in 1894.
The Welshman - arr. Lieutenant Colonel P Hannam MBE BEM Â
âThe Welshmanâ was written for the Welsh Guardsâ 75th Anniversary in 1990 and is based on several well-loved Welsh melodies. Lt Col Peter Hannam was awarded the British Empire Medal while on active service in Cyprus as a Corporal with the Band of the 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment. He subsequently became the Bandmaster of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and the Prince of Walesâs Division before becoming Director of Music of the Queenâs Division, followed by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and subsequently the Welsh Guards. He became the Senior Director of Music, Household Division in 1989.Â
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