In the Commonwealth Realms, a Vice Regal Salute is a short piece of music played in front of a governor-general, governor or lieutenant governor as a form of salute to him/her during certain formal ceremonies. A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states of the Commonwealth that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...
A Vice Regal Salute is always a shortened form of a national anthem. In the United Kingdom and New Zealand, the Vice Regal Salute consists of the first six bars of God Save the Queen. In Canada it is the first six bars of God Save the Queen, followed by the first four bars and the last four bars of O Canada. In Australia it is the first four bars and the last four bars of Advance Australia Fair. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... In musical notation, a bar or measure is a segment of time defined as a given number of beats of a given duration. ... God Save the Queen is a patriotic song written by Henry Carey. ... O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. ... Advance Australia Fair is the official national anthem of Australia, not, contrary to popular belief, Waltzing Matilda. ...
Salutes have been fired for many centuries, as a gesture of friendship and to honour certain dignitaries.
Two musical salutes are played in connection with full military honours, the initial one after the dignitaries have stepped unto the dais, the final one after the completion of the inspection of the guard of honour upon returning to the dais.
The final salute always consists in the full rendition of Canada's national anthem, except for The Queen's representatives in Canada, where the ViceRegalSalute is played.
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