• Composition: Completed by 5 February 1945, expanded from one of the Fanfares for Salute to the Red Army
• First Performance:  4 March 1945. Royal Albert Hall, London. BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult.
• Duration:  Under 3 minutes
• Craggs Catalogue Number: C48a
• Instrumentation: 6 flutes, 3 piccolos, 9 oboes, 9 clarinets, 9 bassoons – 12 horns, 10 trumpets, 6 tenor trombones, 3 bass trombones, 3 tubas – 2 timpani, 4 percussion (side drum, bass drum, cymbal, gong) – 3 harps – organ – strings
• Manuscript: The private collection of O. W. Neighbour. Dated ‘February 5th 1945’
• Publication: This work has never been published.
• Recordings: This work has never been recorded.