The Festival Coronation March is an orchestral work by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ordered by the city of Moscowfor the coronation of Tsar Alexander III in 1883. It was written during March 1883 and performed for the first time on June 4, 1883 in Moscow. The music included excerpts of the anthem God Save the Tsar. It is part of a collection of Coronation Marches by the arranger, for use by Concert/Wind Bands for important and appropriate occasions, as well as for historical inclusion and exciting world-class literature.