With Queen Elizabeth II's death, it felt to me as if a flourishing era of glory and goodwill had passed. God grant His Majesty King Charles III good ministers and parliaments to help heal the UK and the world.
@@susanmcguire6355 listen to the coronation of George VI (they had to sing Vivat Rex Georgus) and you'll see how they'll fit the words around it. They'll also sing Vivat Regina Camilla, which is in Latin already.
Yes, we do need to draw near to Him as we are going to go through very testing times. I believe even our nearest and dearest will be against us and may even betray us.
I’m so proud of Her Majesty - she has served the UK and Commonwealth unstintingly throughout her reign of 67 years and has kept her promise made in South Africa on her 21st birthday that she would serve her people until the end of her life
HM has served not only the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations but She has been a beacon of stability and dedication Worldwide and NEVER a step out of place.
American Episcopalian and this is my favorite anthem of all time. We don't do the Vivats obviously but this is just glorious music. Sir Parry, thank you for this splendid music.
901cleo I agree with your comment. It is a truly exhilarating anthem. My soul is always refreshed and renewed when I hear it. The only thing is he was not Sir Parry but rather Sir Hubert. He was a baronet, had he been a baron he then would have been Lord Parry. Baronets are at the bottom of the ladder of hereditary being only knights. It is something we Americans are always getting wrong.
@Leonie Taylor Just be careful. Did you notice the senior boys in suits and white bow ties? They were the Queen's Scholars at Westminster School, who, by tradition, are the only persons allowed to sing the opening Vivats. One needs Royal permission to perform them in any case.
This happened with me and Woody.EXE in 2023. Woody.EXE broke Royal tradition on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day landings by holding his Queen’s hand and he walked me into Wales’s abbey for the commemoration. Come and See (1985)’s HRH Flyora, the Prince of Wales walked behind us and this is how it always should be. The 3 of us are always ahead of everyone else and none of my family has never walked In front of the 3 of us and if they did, Woody.EXE has rights to kick any of my family out just like he did to my other Woody who lost his heir apparent title and now Flyora has it. Our family has changed so much since my illness 2 years ago
Astounding top Bb from the choristers at the end (I have never been able to reach that high, even as a child) and I can sing - alto in the church choir. I am blessed with perfect pitch, so notice details like that. In the key of Bb, with incredible major sixths and what a bass line! The swell of the organ at the end, along with the fanfare of trumpets - I say, hats off to you all!
I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem is builded as a city: That is at unity in itself. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls: And plenteousness within thy palaces.
Strange to learn that Parry (who also wrote the music to Jerusleum) was in life a humanist, a non believer, and a Darwinian. He was also a strong believer in the right of women to vote. An intelligent and impressive man.
Purcell composed one. So did Boyce. Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s setting, known by the ‘incipit’ (the first line) of the text as published in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, has become one of the most celebrated. Perhaps this is for the simple reason that it sets out to achieve musically exactly what the opening words say. From the moment it begins, it is throbbing with energy, and the first choral cloudburst of the words ‘I was glad’ still sends a tingle down the spine, even on the hundredth hearing. Parry took a couple of coronations to get it exactly right, though. He originally wrote it to accompany the crowning of Edward VII, and then, nine years later, offered it up again, for the coronation of George V. This time, he added all manner of further pomp to his original to make it into the version we know and love. When Parry’s obituary was published in 1918, it was remarked that his job as Professor of Music at the University of Oxford had eaten up too much of his valuable composing time. Perhaps that was the reason it took him two goes to get I Was Glad absolutely spot on.
@@AmberPanda Our dear old Mother Church, the Church of England, has gotten more than a little bit sloppy with her doctrine in the last 60+ years. Mind you, so have most of her daughters in the English speaking world.
@@AmberPanda You might hear of some really chill, laid back nice guy called Jesus who doesn't want anything in particular from you and just wants to affirm you in whatever spiritual situation you're in and let you know he and his sky daddy think you're pretty great. The Jesus of the Holy Bible, you won't meet there.
I sing alto in a church choir and have perfect pitch. Gratifying to hear such heartening comments. The work is in Bb major, six part harmony with an astounding top Bb to finish, something I never could achieve, even in childhood!
She has reigned long already. How much longer do you want her to go? Maybe what keeps her going are all those "vivats" being shouted for her. VIVAT!!!!!
As a U.K. citizen born and bred but working in America. This was one of my 'go to videos' when I needed a 'fix' of Englishness. It’s all there, everything of home which I love and hate, in equal measure.
Love the way the verger calmly prevents the Queen from taking her second step as he goes to fetch Charles & Camilla, then tugs at the Dean's robe to get him in line.
@@CS88754 Henry made the Church in England the Church OF England. Same theology but different leadership. Rome could no longer milk England financially.
@@DavidSmith-sb2ix Tut! Be accurate man. Maryland has never been part of Elizabeth's realm. It was for a few of our former Kings and Queens until George the 3rd lost them.
@@grahamnancledra7036 I was referring to the control of the colonies by the British crown not one particular monarch. Anyway it was a facetious comment.
The Queen would well have been glad that her eldest son's heir married a wonderful woman on that day. A glorious day for the monarchy, the Royal Family, and the UK.
@Leonie Taylor Would you really like to be stared at as though you're some curious beast from another planet? I wonder what goes through the royals' minds as they walk up that aisle?
I remember when we sang this beautiful anthem in my church when I was in the choir. I was proud then to be an Episcopalian. As the church changed theologically I have lost that pride.
As a former High Church Episcopalian/Anglican, can you also imagine the years and years of heartache as the beautiful language and liturgy was dismantled ?
This is a psalm of David. (Psalm 122) David died in 960 BC. (allegedly). The Temple in Jerusalem (The House of the Lord), was dedicated in 832 BC, 128 years later. (allegedly). Therefore David never entered into it himself. So he is speaking of a New Jerusalem, a heavenly one as well? "Peace be within thy walls". This was his prayer for Jerusalem. Jerusalem was totally destroyed in 587 BC. Was there peace in Jerusalem for these 400 odd years? Possibly. But in the new Jerusalem, there will be peace (Schalom) for ever & ever! Amen!
Or it could be that the 'house of the Lord' referred to in this psalm was the Tabernacle. Either way, let us indeed be glad entering the spiritual house of God!
The first 'vivat' is a bit horrifying, but it is performed here exactly as the score indicates. It's not supposed to be sung by the trained, professional Abbey choir, but by scholars (teen boys) from some school or other. It's a bit of a surprise to hear it sung that way, but it's accurate.
***** I wasn't around 500 years ago so I can't speak to the quality of their singing in 1513 but I can tell you most assuredly that what they do in this video wouldn't qualify them as one of the finest choirs within 20 feet of where they were standing, much less the world. To be clear, we're speaking of the teenage chaps with broken voices singing the 'vivats' [see 3:41], not the Abbey choir, which consists of men and boys with unbroken voices and is considered one of the finest of its type in the world. And again to be clear, I'm not arguing that the vivats are wrong. Parry scored them to be sung, by that group, in that way. It's their gig, so hats off to them. But it's not 'singing' as the Abbey Choir (or any of the dozens of cathedral and collegiate choirs in Britain) sing. It's more like yelling.
Waha, you think that's bad? Listen to the 1953 coronation version; that makes these Vivats sound like the heavenly choir. Some school... the Queen's (or King's) Scholar's from Westminster School, by tradition the first people to have the right to publicly acclaim the new monarch at the coronation. These are particularly brainy children who get scholarships to the school originally paid for out of the royal purse, starting with Henry VIII. So there's a close and long-standing link between them and the monarchy.Yes, they're not singers and no, they're not meant to sound beautiful - they're meant to make as much noise as possible in acclamation.
I thought this was perfect: the energy and enthusiasm of teenaged boys acclaiming their sovereign. Surely it was the proudest moment in their young lives, and it adds to the colour and pageantry of the occasion.
it's "Vivat Regina! Vivat Regina Elizabetha! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!" on repeat. It translates to "Long live The Queen! Long Live Queen Elizabeth! Long live! Long live! Long live!"
And into the House of the Lord we shall go, King, Queen, Prince, aside the homeless man forced to live in poverty upon the streets. All will be classed the same. There will be no differential there. Humankind.
Alvaro Garcia the Queen of hearts is there, if you mean Diana, if she had been alive she would not be there, she was divorced and not part of the family
Queen did make it to her jubilee. She ascended to the throne on 6th Feb 1952, and crowned on 2nd June 1953. She died Sept 2022, three months after her jubilee.
@@johnking5174Ok sorry!! I was almost sure I did not see her walk down the isle of the church for her 70th celebration.But I am aware that she was still alive at that time.I heard she was not feeling well enough to walk that long isle.
I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me Text: Psalm 122:1-3, 6, 7 I was glad when they said unto me We will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand in thy gates O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself. Vivat Regina! Vivat Regina Elizabetha! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat! O pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls and plenteousness within thy palaces.
The “laetatus sum” (I am happy OR I was glad) has been sung at the beginning of each coronation since King Charles I - sung as the King/Queen enters the Bayern for coronation. Parry’s version was written for King Edward VII and adapted in 1911 for King George V. I am not sure if there are any recordings prior to Queen Elizabeth II being crowned in 1953 - the Vivats might not fit the Latin names of Charles or William. ‘Vivat Rex Charles’ won’t fit the music of ‘Vivat Regina Elizabetha’
It will fit. All Kings’ and Queens’ names have fit somehow. (Check the video I’ve made on my channel) Vi-vat Re-gina Alex-andra Vi-vat Rex Ed-war-dus Vi-vat Re-gina Ma-ria Vi-vat Rex Geor-gius Vi-vat Re-gina Eliza-betha
Really splendid, although I must point out a conductor's mistake by James O'Donnell at 4'11 - he cues the choir two beats early, and then quickly checks the score; fortunately the singers were counting & didn't follow him! He's a marvellous musician, though - an amazing organist who can sight-read anything. This was probably his only mistake that year - I'd need 20 hands to count mine in a week!
4.11? Are you sure? The camera doesn't show the conductor at 4.11. Besides, it merely confirms my opinion that "conducting", all this melodramatic arm-waving, is unnecessary. The choir & orchestra are musicians & know the music by heart. They know when to come in.OK, if they sing too loud, (or too softly) then they need to be directed. But this is what rehearsals are for. 2 beats early!!!! How is that possible?!!
I remember singing the bass part to this in concert years ago with a choir. This was the climax to the whole performance and we'd practiced it a great deal beforehand. We got the "And plenteousness..." bit, and my mate Ian, also a bass, accidentally came in at the tenor's entry belting out "AAAAND PLENNNN..." at the top of his voice at a pitch he just couldn't handle. He absolutely butchered it! And of course half the bass section messed up their entry due to fits of giggles. Kinda ruined the majesty of the whole thing, and the conductor looked pretty cross, but I'll never forget it.
After the first time I sang this, my comment was, "Well, now I'm warmed up!" A few other strong voices agreed while the rest were catching their breath Just imagine though, with the bass "tone" even if one came in early AND sang the pitch! Drown out the ENTIRE tenor section. A director I often work with often "sacrifices" basses to sing tenor if the section is weak which it often is. Fortunately, it's never me or the low basses will sing the next lowest part (OH NO!) There was a bass in this video who was very present near the end (at least that's when I noticed) on the last "And plenteousness within thy palaces". A beautiful piece Cheers!
How come in these types of processions in Westminster Abbey, those 2 nuns in grey are always in the procession? It is always the same two nuns! Do they serve some type of role? In another video similar to this one, one of the nuns drops a piece of paper and she kicks it into the congregation.
Their names are Sister Annaliese and Sister Judith. They serve as Chaplains at Westminster Abbey. Sister Annaliese has been serving at Westminster since 2010 and Sister Judith since 2007.
Why do some women wear decorated sombreros to church, effectively blocking the view of those behind?! I thought that such bonnetry was reserved for the race track! Great music and superb English ceremonial practice, unique in the world. I cannot agree with Julien Girard - I thought that the teenaged lads singing the first Vivat provided an excellent contrast to the higher trebles. And anyway, horrible sounds do not come out of Westminster Abbey when the Master of Music is in control.
Go check your facts, mummy's over-indulged little know-all. Women's suffrage became law in New Zealand in 1893, decades before pongoland or anywhere else was sufficiently courageous to do likewise. And I don't give a donkey's dork what females wear on their bonces to church or a school bazaar for that matter. I was posing a tongue-in-cheek rhetorical question. Suck it up, sweetie.
I do agree about the hats especially Camilla's, but she always wears a hat twice the size of the Queens. Well, I guess she can enjoy it, it may be the only crown she will ever wear. I don't think she realizes that a little humility goes a very long way with Her Majesty. And the "Vivat" is a typical Anglicization of the Latin word. They do all the time. We'll just have to live with it.
Especially Cowmilla. She always has to outdo Her Majesty who is always so stylist, even if a little understated... The fabric of Her Majesty`s outfit was luxurious, regal, classic and definitely a cut-above...... One good point about Cowmilla´s hats is they hide a lot of her ugly mug.
TheRenaissanceman65 LOL, I have many problems with he Duchess of Cornwall, but her hat(s) is certainly not on of them. The old dear has come quite a long way in being accepted. She can be rather charming. Charles likes her, that is all that counts.
If you've got the combined choirs of the chapel royal and Westminster Abbey and that enormous five manual Harrison organ plus an entire orchestra you could sing the bloody boiler flue installation instructions and it would sound magnificent.
Seriously, anything sounds better than Regina. Perhaps I have a one track mind, but it sounds too much like some unspeakable part of the female anatomy.
I wonder how the ‘Vivat Regina Elizabetha’ will be changed after the Queen’s death. The use of ‘Vivat Rex Charles’ just won’t work!! Parry wrote this anthem during Queen Victoria’s reign, where the phrase would have been ‘Vivat Regina Victoria’
Victoria Fry Elizabetha is Latin for Elizabeth, if he takes Charles as his regnal name, then it will Vivat Rex Carolus as it was for Charles l, but over the years its been reported that his regnal name then it will be Vivat Rex Georgius The anthem of Laetatus sum has been used for the entrance of the Monarch since Charles l and l was glad was written for Edward VII Coronation
The son of a neighbour of mine had the same wish as you. Purely on 'spec' he wrote to the Palace - for the attention of the Master of the Household I think. He was successful. My Best Wishes to you.
It belongs to every female monarch. No one gets it more than the other. Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria are equal to that song as was Queen Elizabeth II
By that logic we should be as mean to one another as possible because after all, shouldn’t it be God alone worthy of your kindness? The bow is a greeting you are giving to a head of state, it’s no more than manners if you are educated enough to understand what a Queen actually is. One has to be conscious and deliberate in their worship for it to be idolatry, no one here is “worshiping” the Queen. Going for the Queen/King is a declaration of disgust you are giving an entire nation. It doesn’t matter what you think a King is, just because you believe they are some type of “God” doesn’t make them so.
Yes indeed. I don't understand why the congregation didn't bow/curtsy as the sovereign passed by. It would certainly have been appropriate to the occasion! Once they went through the screen and beyond the nave most people acknowledged the sovereign I noticed.
The original composition didn't have the fanfare as it was written for King Edward VII's coronation. It was composed and added to the coronation of George V in 1911.
It's called "Westminster Latin". I think this goes back to the Reformation when the King's Scholars were explicitly ordered not to use the 'italian' pronunciation (apparently, proper Latin alone was considered subversive those times)
All versions of any of the “I Was Glad” were composed without the vivats included. They are added just for the coronation procession and are shouted by the Queen's Scholars of Westminster School.
You don't know what you've lost until it's gone. Queen Elizabeth RIP.
With Queen Elizabeth II's death, it felt to me as if a flourishing era of glory and goodwill had passed. God grant His Majesty King Charles III good ministers and parliaments to help heal the UK and the world.
Good parliaments? No luck on that front so far.
@renaissanceear-candy8189 Hence my prayer!
Now as of July 2024 he is a new Labour government who won in a landslide victory
Parry's 'I was glad' is divinely majestic! God Save The King! Rest in peace most beloved Regina Elizabetha!
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😥🙏🏻👼
Her majesty served with the utmost dignity and majesty. She will sorely missed. Rest in peace Ma'am. Vivat Regina Camilla, Vivat Rex Carolus
Feels so strange to think we won't sing Vivat Regina Elizabetha any more... RIP
Vivat Rex Carolus
@@RenaissanceEarCandy Yes. But it somehow doesn't fit the music does it? Some adaptation needed.
@@susanmcguire6355 listen to the coronation of George VI (they had to sing Vivat Rex Georgus) and you'll see how they'll fit the words around it. They'll also sing Vivat Regina Camilla, which is in Latin already.
well if there happens to be a queen consort named Elizabeth then yes
V@@dansmodacctit was done at the Kings Coronation for Camilla.
What a joyous anthem. And today , we need to draw nearer to God then ever before.
Yes, we do need to draw near to Him as we are going to go through very testing times. I believe even our nearest and dearest will be against us and may even betray us.
Here here.
Lol
What is this song about?
@@kebabremover6024 it's the words of Psalm 122, with vivats added for the queen
What a great Queen we have.
A wonderful devote Christian !
God Bless.
I’m so proud of Her Majesty - she has served the UK and Commonwealth unstintingly throughout her reign of 67 years and has kept her promise made in South Africa on her 21st birthday that she would serve her people until the end of her life
HM has served not only the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations but She has been a beacon of stability and dedication Worldwide and NEVER a step out of place.
Amen.
@@jerrycallender7604 Think she has a good Connection Up There. Where her strength comes from.
Yes, of the highest integrity, steps into the arena, no excuses, never complains, never explains...wonder woman!!🌹🌹 The English Rose.💖💖
@@nancyhobson9710 And now, because of her faith in Christ, she herself is up there!
The power of that organ So majestic!!!
As an organist myself I can tell you it's an exceptionally powerful instrument
@@WelahHomo87 My fav also the violin
@@leonietaylor7054I play violin in a church music group and have a very good memory for tunes!
Long live Queen Elizabeth, you have honored promise to serve your people on your 21st birthday and kept it well done.
I hope we'll hear it this loud on Saturday. I hope it won't be talked over.
2:46 That entrance tho. I envisioned rose petals falling from the ceiling. Truly Magnificent. Hats off to the Organist👍
Absolutely! Wonderful!
American Episcopalian and this is my favorite anthem of all time. We don't do the Vivats obviously but this is just glorious music. Sir Parry, thank you for this splendid music.
901cleo I agree with your comment. It is a truly exhilarating anthem. My soul is always refreshed and renewed when I hear it. The only thing is he was not Sir Parry but rather Sir Hubert. He was a baronet, had he been a baron he then would have been Lord Parry. Baronets are at the bottom of the ladder of hereditary being only knights. It is something we Americans are always getting wrong.
@Leonie Taylor Just be careful. Did you notice the senior boys in suits and white bow ties? They were the Queen's Scholars at Westminster School, who, by tradition, are the only persons allowed to sing the opening Vivats. One needs Royal permission to perform them in any case.
It’s Sir Charles not Sir Parry. You would address him as Sir Charles.
@Leonie Taylor ...... You brought back some memories for me, Leonie! Best Wishes
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry !!
Heart_ grabbing to watch the now late Prince walk down that long aisle with his Queen.
welp
This happened with me and Woody.EXE in 2023. Woody.EXE broke Royal tradition on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day landings by holding his Queen’s hand and he walked me into Wales’s abbey for the commemoration. Come and See (1985)’s HRH Flyora, the Prince of Wales walked behind us and this is how it always should be. The 3 of us are always ahead of everyone else and none of my family has never walked In front of the 3 of us and if they did, Woody.EXE has rights to kick any of my family out just like he did to my other Woody who lost his heir apparent title and now Flyora has it. Our family has changed so much since my illness 2 years ago
I sang this anthem when I sang with the choir at our Episcopal cathedral in Cleveland. I sang first tenor. All I could say is WOW!
The music requires incredible balance, and the first parts are incredibly high.
Astounding top Bb from the choristers at the end (I have never been able to reach that high, even as a child) and I can sing - alto in the church choir. I am blessed with perfect pitch, so notice details like that. In the key of Bb, with incredible major sixths and what a bass line! The swell of the organ at the end, along with the fanfare of trumpets - I say, hats off to you all!
70 years this day! Vivat Regina! God save the Queen! Long live the Queen! May the Queen live forever!
Wonderful singing, I love this choir
Hubert, you genius! It's so beautiful!
I'd be bloody glad to sing in the house of the Lord right now.
As long as you are alive and is able to speak then sing your hearts desire
I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem is builded as a city: That is at unity in itself.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that
love thee.
Peace be within thy walls: And plenteousness within thy palaces.
Strange to learn that Parry (who also wrote the music to Jerusleum) was in life a humanist, a non believer, and a Darwinian. He was also a strong believer in the right of women to vote. An intelligent and impressive man.
Dont forget the Vivat Regine Elizabetha
This music is divine. We make the best in the world!
Anglicans at our best
An Anglicanism with conviction is something to behold indeed. (I say this as a Roman Catholic in love with the Anglican patrimony)
@@jbell0243 Hi, thanks for the reply. Do you know a lot about the Anglican church? I am a member of the Church of England.
Great rendition & entrance befitting royalty
One of my favorite anthems!!
ls there an equal ? or better ?
What a wonderful sound
Absolutely stunning.
This brings back memories as this was the last piece i sung at my first choir
O how I miss seeing them both
I know, life just doesn't feel the same now 😢
Purcell composed one. So did Boyce. Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s setting, known by the ‘incipit’ (the first line) of the text as published in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, has become one of the most celebrated. Perhaps this is for the simple reason that it sets out to achieve musically exactly what the opening words say. From the moment it begins, it is throbbing with energy, and the first choral cloudburst of the words ‘I was glad’ still sends a tingle down the spine, even on the hundredth hearing.
Parry took a couple of coronations to get it exactly right, though. He originally wrote it to accompany the crowning of Edward VII, and then, nine years later, offered it up again, for the coronation of George V. This time, he added all manner of further pomp to his original to make it into the version we know and love. When Parry’s obituary was published in 1918, it was remarked that his job as Professor of Music at the University of Oxford had eaten up too much of his valuable composing time. Perhaps that was the reason it took him two goes to get I Was Glad absolutely spot on.
One of Hubert/Parry 's best!
Hubert wrote a good anthem!
The British know how to stage a church service! Make it exciting even
It is exiting. One goes to meet the King of Kings.
@J. K. what do you mean?
@@AmberPanda Our dear old Mother Church, the Church of England, has gotten more than a little bit sloppy with her doctrine in the last 60+ years. Mind you, so have most of her daughters in the English speaking world.
@@AmberPanda You might hear of some really chill, laid back nice guy called Jesus who doesn't want anything in particular from you and just wants to affirm you in whatever spiritual situation you're in and let you know he and his sky daddy think you're pretty great. The Jesus of the Holy Bible, you won't meet there.
The beauty of the Church of England.
God save the Queen. Long live the Queen.
WONDERFUL 😂 THANK YOU AND LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BEING 🙌 BLESSED. I APPLAUD OUR GOD AND THE ROYALS. 🎉
Those altos are on point
Lovely to see some alto appreciation 😁
I sing alto in a church choir and have perfect pitch. Gratifying to hear such heartening comments. The work is in Bb major, six part harmony with an astounding top Bb to finish, something I never could achieve, even in childhood!
Vivat! Vivat Regina Elizabetha! Long may She reign!
She has reigned long already. How much longer do you want her to go? Maybe what keeps her going are all those "vivats" being shouted for her. VIVAT!!!!!
Mmmmm hmmmmm.
Maybe they should change that to Longer may she reign, already did that long part. Ha
@@faithfulforever6331 This comment was inappropriate then, and even more so, now.
Majestic organ accompaniment
Yea that organ does it .everytime
Wow! Thanks for the viewing🇬🇧❤️
I first heard this in truncated form in the film "The Prince and the Showgirl." (1957) Wonderful piece.
Wondful piece indeed. Love the film too. The coronation scenes were actually The Queen's coronation.
God Save Queen Elizabeth!
@J. K. LOL
Maravilhoso!
I hope this anthem is sung for the Platinum Jubilee
Glorious
It is exciting! Because every time the Church is gathered she goes to meet her Bridegroom.
As a U.K. citizen born and bred but working in America. This was one of my 'go to videos' when I needed a 'fix' of Englishness. It’s all there, everything of home which I love and hate, in equal measure.
It is like walking up the pearly gates of heaven.......
Love the way the verger calmly prevents the Queen from taking her second step as he goes to fetch Charles & Camilla, then tugs at the Dean's robe to get him in line.
@john grogan It’s her church. She’ll do what she wants!😜
@@CS88754 Henry made the Church in England the Church OF England. Same theology but different leadership. Rome could no longer milk England financially.
That's his job. We had a verger in my church once but the queen never showed up. I guess Maryland isn't part of her realm anymore.
@@DavidSmith-sb2ix Tut! Be accurate man. Maryland has never been part of Elizabeth's realm. It was for a few of our former Kings and Queens until George the 3rd lost them.
@@grahamnancledra7036 I was referring to the control of the colonies by the British crown not one particular monarch. Anyway it was a facetious comment.
The Queen would well have been glad that her eldest son's heir married a wonderful woman on that day. A glorious day for the monarchy, the Royal Family, and the UK.
Only one King! That is Jesus! We all shall bow to him! Even All! The royals! That is True Royalty not man! Amen!
Missing her yesterday ...
Interesting to note that Charles walks in front of his mother on the same side - on the right - he does that as the heir presumptive.
The most senior person walks on the right, sits on the right and in the right seat in the back of a car.
Now why don't they do that for me when I enter a church?
@Leonie Taylor Would you really like to be stared at as though you're some curious beast from another planet? I wonder what goes through the royals' minds as they walk up that aisle?
I remember when we sang this beautiful anthem in my church when I was in the choir. I was proud then to be an Episcopalian. As the church changed theologically I have lost that pride.
As a former High Church Episcopalian/Anglican, can you also imagine the years and years of heartache as the beautiful language and liturgy was dismantled ?
you preferred your church to be racist, misogynistic, and homophobic?
This is a psalm of David. (Psalm 122) David died in 960 BC. (allegedly). The Temple in Jerusalem (The House of the Lord), was dedicated in 832 BC, 128 years later. (allegedly). Therefore David never entered into it himself. So he is speaking of a New Jerusalem, a heavenly one as well? "Peace be within thy walls". This was his prayer for Jerusalem. Jerusalem was totally destroyed in 587 BC. Was there peace in Jerusalem for these 400 odd years? Possibly. But in the new Jerusalem, there will be peace (Schalom) for ever & ever! Amen!
Or it could be that the 'house of the Lord' referred to in this psalm was the Tabernacle. Either way, let us indeed be glad entering the spiritual house of God!
The first 'vivat' is a bit horrifying, but it is performed here exactly as the score indicates. It's not supposed to be sung by the trained, professional Abbey choir, but by scholars (teen boys) from some school or other. It's a bit of a surprise to hear it sung that way, but it's accurate.
***** I wasn't around 500 years ago so I can't speak to the quality of their singing in 1513 but I can tell you most assuredly that what they do in this video wouldn't qualify them as one of the finest choirs within 20 feet of where they were standing, much less the world. To be clear, we're speaking of the teenage chaps with broken voices singing the 'vivats' [see 3:41], not the Abbey choir, which consists of men and boys with unbroken voices and is considered one of the finest of its type in the world. And again to be clear, I'm not arguing that the vivats are wrong. Parry scored them to be sung, by that group, in that way. It's their gig, so hats off to them. But it's not 'singing' as the Abbey Choir (or any of the dozens of cathedral and collegiate choirs in Britain) sing. It's more like yelling.
Waha, you think that's bad? Listen to the 1953 coronation version; that makes these Vivats sound like the heavenly choir.
Some school... the Queen's (or King's) Scholar's from Westminster School, by tradition the first people to have the right to publicly acclaim the new monarch at the coronation. These are particularly brainy children who get scholarships to the school originally paid for out of the royal purse, starting with Henry VIII. So there's a close and long-standing link between them and the monarchy.Yes, they're not singers and no, they're not meant to sound beautiful - they're meant to make as much noise as possible in acclamation.
I thought this was perfect: the energy and enthusiasm of teenaged boys acclaiming their sovereign. Surely it was the proudest moment in their young lives, and it adds to the colour and pageantry of the occasion.
This was played at my Church today -- Magnificent
God save the Queen!
God bless good Queen Elizabeth long may she reign! God bless the people of Great Britain.
No one has mentioned in comments that this is the song Kate walked down the aisle to
How dignified and wonderfully British without the cheshire cat. God save the Queen.
What is that kind of cat ,But if your throwing shade Kate is there right by Will ,
Dont be shy'tell us'what or who is the Cheshire cat.I am dying to know .
Kick pleats and, flying saucer hats!
What's the lyric for 3:35-4:25? this is pretty cool, very few churches in the U.S. are built in a similar style to Westminster Abbey
it's "Vivat Regina! Vivat Regina Elizabetha! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!" on repeat. It translates to "Long live The Queen! Long Live Queen Elizabeth! Long live! Long live! Long live!"
And into the House of the Lord we shall go, King, Queen, Prince, aside the homeless man forced to live in poverty upon the streets. All will be classed the same. There will be no differential there. Humankind.
The Queen of hearts should be there.
Alvaro Garcia the Queen of hearts is there, if you mean Diana, if she had been alive she would not be there, she was divorced and not part of the family
@@lsmith9249 which one? Not part of the British family? That is the important one.
@@alvarito45 After her divorce Diana was not a member of the royal family
She’s dead. Leave her there
Vivat! Vivat! Regina Elizabetha. Vivat. Vivat.
Walking in Westminster Abbey and Stepping on tombs of Kings.
i found myself standing on the tomb of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour in St George's Chapel Windsor. Shocked me.
You can step on all the tombs on the floor of the Abbey, except one - the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. That tomb takes precedence over all others.
What a difference ten years made.He is gone home and she was so tired she didnt make it to her 70 jubilee
Queen did make it to her jubilee. She ascended to the throne on 6th Feb 1952, and crowned on 2nd June 1953. She died Sept 2022, three months after her jubilee.
@@johnking5174Ok sorry!! I was almost sure I did not see her walk down the isle of the church for her 70th celebration.But I am aware that she was still alive at that time.I heard she was not feeling well enough to walk that long isle.
@@leonietaylor7054 you're correct she didnt make it to the church service, she appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace very briefly.
I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
Text: Psalm 122:1-3, 6, 7
I was glad when they said unto me
We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand in thy gates
O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city
that is at unity in itself.
Vivat Regina! Vivat Regina Elizabetha!
Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
they shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls
and plenteousness within thy palaces.
God, I miss her xxx
The “laetatus sum” (I am happy OR I was glad) has been sung at the beginning of each coronation since King Charles I - sung as the King/Queen enters the Bayern for coronation.
Parry’s version was written for King Edward VII and adapted in 1911 for King George V.
I am not sure if there are any recordings prior to Queen Elizabeth II being crowned in 1953 - the Vivats might not fit the Latin names of Charles or William.
‘Vivat Rex Charles’ won’t fit the music of ‘Vivat Regina Elizabetha’
Rex CArolus, no?
Vivat Rex Vivat
Vivat Rex CArolus Vivat
It will fit. All Kings’ and Queens’ names have fit somehow. (Check the video I’ve made on my channel)
Vi-vat Re-gina Alex-andra
Vi-vat Rex Ed-war-dus
Vi-vat Re-gina Ma-ria
Vi-vat Rex Geor-gius
Vi-vat Re-gina Eliza-betha
Quite surprising to see a young Guy Cutting, as well as an older Michael Lees in the choir.
Really splendid, although I must point out a conductor's mistake by James O'Donnell at 4'11 - he cues the choir two beats early, and then quickly checks the score; fortunately the singers were counting & didn't follow him!
He's a marvellous musician, though - an amazing organist who can sight-read anything. This was probably his only mistake that year - I'd need 20 hands to count mine in a week!
You know your stuff but you should have written it 4:11
4.11? Are you sure? The camera doesn't show the conductor at 4.11. Besides, it merely confirms my opinion that "conducting", all this melodramatic arm-waving, is unnecessary. The choir & orchestra are musicians & know the music by heart. They know when to come in.OK, if they sing too loud, (or too softly) then they need to be directed. But this is what rehearsals are for. 2 beats early!!!! How is that possible?!!
No, I don't think he does actually, (& I've checked this many times!), but let's not argue about it.
I remember singing the bass part to this in concert years ago with a choir. This was the climax to the whole performance and we'd practiced it a great deal beforehand. We got the "And plenteousness..." bit, and my mate Ian, also a bass, accidentally came in at the tenor's entry belting out "AAAAND PLENNNN..." at the top of his voice at a pitch he just couldn't handle. He absolutely butchered it! And of course half the bass section messed up their entry due to fits of giggles. Kinda ruined the majesty of the whole thing, and the conductor looked pretty cross, but I'll never forget it.
After the first time I sang this, my comment was, "Well, now I'm warmed up!" A few other strong voices agreed while the rest were catching their breath
Just imagine though, with the bass "tone" even if one came in early AND sang the pitch! Drown out the ENTIRE tenor section. A director I often work with often "sacrifices" basses to sing tenor if the section is weak which it often is. Fortunately, it's never me or the low basses will sing the next lowest part (OH NO!)
There was a bass in this video who was very present near the end (at least that's when I noticed) on the last "And plenteousness within thy palaces". A beautiful piece
Cheers!
These are the moments that make choir worth the toil.
Why ist Camilla at Charles left side and the Queen at Philips right?
Because Camilla is Charles's wife and consort, and the Queen is Sovereign; the Duke of Edinburgh is (was) her consort.
How come in these types of processions in Westminster Abbey, those 2 nuns in grey are always in the procession? It is always the same two nuns! Do they serve some type of role? In another video similar to this one, one of the nuns drops a piece of paper and she kicks it into the congregation.
The nun must be a frustrated football player.😉
Their names are Sister Annaliese and Sister Judith. They serve as Chaplains at Westminster Abbey. Sister Annaliese has been serving at Westminster since 2010 and Sister Judith since 2007.
Why do some women wear decorated sombreros to church, effectively blocking the view of those behind?! I thought that such bonnetry was reserved for the race track!
Great music and superb English ceremonial practice, unique in the world.
I cannot agree with Julien Girard - I thought that the teenaged lads singing the first Vivat provided an excellent contrast to the higher trebles. And anyway, horrible sounds do not come out of Westminster Abbey when the Master of Music is in control.
Go check your facts, mummy's over-indulged little know-all. Women's suffrage became law in New Zealand in 1893, decades before pongoland or anywhere else was sufficiently courageous to do likewise.
And I don't give a donkey's dork what females wear on their bonces to church or a school bazaar for that matter. I was posing a tongue-in-cheek rhetorical question. Suck it up, sweetie.
I do agree about the hats especially Camilla's, but she always wears a hat twice the size of the Queens. Well, I guess she can enjoy it, it may be the only crown she will ever wear. I don't think she realizes that a little humility goes a very long way with Her Majesty. And the "Vivat" is a typical Anglicization of the Latin word. They do all the time. We'll just have to live with it.
Especially Cowmilla. She always has to outdo Her Majesty who is always so stylist, even if a little understated... The fabric of Her Majesty`s outfit was luxurious, regal, classic and definitely a cut-above...... One good point about Cowmilla´s hats is they hide a lot of her ugly mug.
God bless English women hats!
TheRenaissanceman65 LOL, I have many problems with he Duchess of Cornwall, but her hat(s) is certainly not on of them. The old dear has come quite a long way in being accepted. She can be rather charming. Charles likes her, that is all that counts.
Why does HRH Prince Andrew look so nervious?
Camilla looks stunning..The Hat is a Gem!
Now Queen Consort, Queen Camilla.
The old Queen is so tired. So much turmoil during her reign. Wales is an idiot and I think she knows it. God bless and Keep Her.
How will they manage that when Charles is crowned?
“Vivat! Vivat! Rex Carolus!” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
He mightn't necessarily take on the name Charles
I've never seen him, a divorced adulterer married to a divorced adulterer, as King.
If you've got the combined choirs of the chapel royal and Westminster Abbey and that enormous five manual Harrison organ plus an entire orchestra you could sing the bloody boiler flue installation instructions and it would sound magnificent.
Seriously, anything sounds better than Regina. Perhaps I have a one track mind, but it sounds too much like some unspeakable part of the female anatomy.
@@guylaurie819 You are sick.
I wish you'd edit this and remove Andrew from the thumbnail
Where’s Woko Ono and the Duke of Netflix??
This is from 2013 Daniel
@@johnking5174 Ah, thanks John.
@@danielw5850 Back when Prince Harry as normal
😂😂😂😂
Interesting that she follows Charles and Camilla in the,procession.
Virginia Fry they arrive in the reverse order of succession and they leave in the correct order of succession
I wonder how the ‘Vivat Regina Elizabetha’ will be changed after the Queen’s death.
The use of ‘Vivat Rex Charles’ just won’t work!!
Parry wrote this anthem during Queen Victoria’s reign, where the phrase would have been ‘Vivat Regina Victoria’
Victoria Fry Elizabetha is Latin for Elizabeth, if he takes Charles as his regnal name, then it will Vivat Rex Carolus as it was for Charles l,
but over the years its been reported that his regnal name then it will be Vivat Rex Georgius
The anthem of Laetatus sum has been used for the entrance of the Monarch since Charles l
and l was glad was written for Edward VII Coronation
It will fit. All Kings’ and Queens’ names have fit somehow. (Check the video I’ve made on my channel regarding Vivats)
I respect the yoyr majesty i wish i could be a part of the royal family or be the queens personal servant
The son of a neighbour of mine had the same wish as you. Purely on 'spec' he wrote to the Palace - for the attention of the Master of the Household I think. He was successful. My Best Wishes to you.
I spent 30 years working at the Palace. Loved it.
@@mscott3918 omg awsome
@@davidtinker2143 tqsm tqsm tqsm sir
Why is it that hardly anybody curtsied?
In a church service, everyone (including the Queen) is gathered to honor a higher power, God.
Vivat Regina seemed to belong to Elizabeth, it goes not seem right for anyone else
It belongs to every female monarch. No one gets it more than the other. Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria are equal to that song as was Queen Elizabeth II
I find it interesting that Charles and Camilla walk ahead of the Queen.
Virginia Fry The Sovereign , as the most senior ranking person, enters last.
@@johnnotsoyoung3010 And leaves first..
The last true monarch
There is only one majesty and that is almighty God. Any other is idolatry, which is a sin.
By that logic we should be as mean to one another as possible because after all, shouldn’t it be God alone worthy of your kindness? The bow is a greeting you are giving to a head of state, it’s no more than manners if you are educated enough to understand what a Queen actually is. One has to be conscious and deliberate in their worship for it to be idolatry, no one here is “worshiping” the Queen. Going for the Queen/King is a declaration of disgust you are giving an entire nation. It doesn’t matter what you think a King is, just because you believe they are some type of “God” doesn’t make them so.
Sem referência para sua rainha? Que povo mal educada!
hardly a single man bowed his head as Monarch walked by......shameful
Yes indeed. I don't understand why the congregation didn't bow/curtsy as the sovereign passed by. It would certainly have been appropriate to the occasion!
Once they went through the screen and beyond the nave most people acknowledged the sovereign I noticed.
How many Birds of Paradise had their lives taken for that cow's hat?
@Robert Cawley The query was rhetorical, which any intelligent person would recognize.
@Robert Cawley ...and you exhibit none in yours.
@Leonie Taylor A 'LADY' does not consort with a married man.
She is a divorced adulterer.
'LADIES' do NOT commit adultery!
Um trumpet into? lol.
The original composition didn't have the fanfare as it was written for King Edward VII's coronation. It was composed and added to the coronation of George V in 1911.
Why the informal dress?
Maybe this shows my ignorance, but what kind of Latin is “Vie-vat ReJIna?” That is a real jarring moment in an otherwise wonderful piece of music1
It's called "Westminster Latin". I think this goes back to the Reformation when the King's Scholars were explicitly ordered not to use the 'italian' pronunciation (apparently, proper Latin alone was considered subversive those times)
@@georgev9170 Thank you. That makes sense!
@@georgev9170 Interesting!
Anglicised Latin.
A pure delight (except the horrible sound of the boys on the first Vivat).
The Vivat is declared 'on behalf of the people at large' - it was and is always intended to be declared verbally.
I thought the teenaged boys added youthful power, gusto, and energy to the proclamation -- exactly as Parry intended.
An ignorant comment by an ignoramus, ignorant of the score. American? Definitely foreign.
All versions of any of the “I Was Glad” were composed without the vivats included. They are added just for the coronation procession and are shouted by the Queen's Scholars of Westminster School.
the vivats always sound like rugby chants
CHarles wife is a troll....man with a wheel on his head and yes the "Vivat" was horrific
I am minding my own business.....
Kandy eat some candy and stand in the corner.. I know everything about this.
Sharkattackguy oh please crawl back under your bridge and stay there.
@@RobertJohnson-je6tx Not if you are there first.... thanks for the warning.
Idiot
That vivat was hideous
The Vivat Regina was perfect. It is meant to be a shout, just as it was there.
as per score
An ignorant comment by an ignoramus, ignorant of the score. American?
Connie Maheswaren The vivat was perfect, just the way it should be. It is not now nor ever has been or ever will be musical.
Prince Andrew will bring down this ancient circus. FINALLY