| 作曲者 | William Walton（ウィリアム・ウォルトン） |
| シリーズ | 金管アンサンブル |
| 編成概要 | 金管クワイヤー |
| 解説 | 20世紀のイギリス音楽を代表する作曲家ウィリアム・ウォルトンによる金管楽器と打楽器のための作品。 The autograph of this fanfare is headed， ‘Written for the entrance of H.M. The Queen at the N.A.T.O. Parliamentarians’ Conference， London， June 1959.’ As the title implies， this was a high-powered international occasion celebrating the tenth anniversary of the creation of NATO， which was held in the imposing surroundings of Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster. The piece is a mere 16 bars long， but even so has two tempo directions; its harmony is based on Walton’s favourite piled-up thirds， creating sevenths， ninths， and elevenths in profusion. Its abrupt but very effective modulation to end on a D major chord at the close was presumably made to provide a dominant pivot into the National Anthem (usually performed in G)， though this is not stated in the score. The anthem was doubtless played in Westminster Hall on 5 June by the State Trumpeters who had performed the fanfare. |
| 編成 | E-flat Tpt.， 7 B-flat Tpt. (5 7 opt.)， 2 Ten. Tbn.， 2 B. Tbn. (2 opt.) |