1952年，年僅26歲的伊莉莎白二世繼任成為英國女王，並在1953年舉行加冕儀式。橫跨漫漫70載，女王已即位70週年。在6月2日英國迎來連續四天的「白金禧年大慶」。這也是英國歷史上首位度過白金禧年的君主。
本次的暢談講堂特別介紹專為女王登基而製作的「加冕雞」，與一起聊聊女王登基前後的這些那些小事。

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【名人餐桌】英國女王與加冕雞

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The central part of the BBC’s marathon eight-hour live television broadcast of the Coronation on 2 June 1953, beginning with the Queen’s arrival at Westminster Abbey and going through to the end of the service. Narrated by Richard Dimbleby.

The singers at the Coronation were drawn from the choirs of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Chapel Royal and St George’s Chapel, Windsor, supplemented by 12 boy trebles chosen from various British cathedral choirs. In addition, the Royal School of Church Music conducted auditions to find twenty boy trebles from parish church choirs to represent the various regions of the United Kingdom; these choristers spent the month before the service training at Addington Palace. The final complement of singers numbered 182 boy trebles, 37 altos, 62 tenors and 67 basses. Together with a full orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, the total number of musicians was 480.

For those interested in such matters, this is a rare opportunity to hear a liturgically-relevant performance of Parry’s “I was glad”, including the “Vivats” sung by the Queen’s Scholars of Westminster School as prescribed in the music score.

1. Overture & minuet (“Fireworks Music”) (Georg Friedrich Handel)
2. I was glad (C Hubert H Parry)* 
3. RECOGNITION
4. OATH
5. Behold, O God our defender (Herbert Howells)***
6. Let my prayer come up (William H Harris)***
7. GOSPEL
8. Creed (“Mass in G minor”) (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
9. Come, Holy Ghost (Mode viii melody, arr Ernest Bullock)
10. Zadok the Priest (Georg Friedrich Handel)
11. ANOINTING
12. INVESTITURE
13. Confortare (George Dyson)***
14. HOMAGE
15. Rejoice in the Lord alway (Anon 16th century)
16. O Lord our governor (Healey Willan)**
17. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)
18. Hymn: All people that on earth do dwell (“Old 100th”)
19. CONFESSION
20. COMMUNION
21. Sanctus (“Mass in G minor”) (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
22. O taste and see (Ralph Vaughan Williams)**
23. Gloria in B flat (Charles Villiers Stanford)
24. BLESSING
25. Three-fold Amen (Orlando Gibbons)
26. Te Deum (William Walton)**
27. National Anthem (arr Gordon Jacob)
28. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Edward Elgar)

* including “Vivats”, the first few of which were sung by the Queen’s Scholars of Westminster School
** composed for the occasion
*** first performance

BBC TV Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: Westminster Abbey 1953 (William McKie)

The Crowning.
The Queen sitting in King Edward's Chair, the Archbishop, assisted with other Bishops, come from the Altar: the Dean of Westminster carrying the Crown, and the Archbishop taking the crown did reverently and place it upon the Queen's head. At the sight whereof the people, with loud and repeated shouts, cry,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
The Princes and Princesses, the Peers and Peeresses put on their coronets and caps, and the Kings of Arms their crowns; and the trumpets sound, and by a signal given, the great guns at the Tower were discharged.
The acclamation ceasing, the Archbishop says:
"God crown you with a crown of glory and righteousness,
that having a right faith and manifold fruit of good works,
you may obtain the crown of an everlasting kingdom
by the gift of him whose kingdom endureth for ever. Amen."

1953. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: 'The Crowning Ceremony'

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