Coronation March (and protocol)

This page was imported from a forum post dated August 21, 2010 in the category Roleplay Discussions by Turmal. Its content is likely to be out of date!

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:52

Okay, for those participating in Hactor's grand coronation (one of the last RP's I'll be doing), I've written at least 2/3rds of the march so far... as it'll only be a small part of the ceremony (a few poses), I thought this could be planned out in detail, to make the most of the music I've dedicated to the occasion. You can object to me 'micro-managing' all of about six or seven poses, but I don't find anything wrong with syncronizing those few poses to ceremonial music, for added depth and fun.

The coronation march is divided into several parts, which lead up to the king's procession into the court:

March I

This assumes that the abbot will take part in the ceremony, and this will be his march. He (or whoever replaces him as the third to last to process) will wait the first time through the march at the back, and at the repeat will start processing to the front. By the time it cadences (or ends), he'll be seated at the front.

Fugue I

Anything can happen here... preparations made for the next entrance - swordbeasts raising swords in an arch, any other things to dazzle the audience - it's faster and doesn't have a march cadence, and therefore not as formal.

March II

This should probably be a high-ranking officer or other official - same concept, only without a repeat - whoever's processing just waits for the end of the fugue.

Fugue II

Same principle, only the preparations are made for the final entrance (Hactor). Rose pedals put on the ground, etc.

Fanfare

This ensures the king is absolutely ready to process, and lets everybody know that something special is happening.

March III

Final procession.

Top