Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Imperial Echoes (1913) is the title a piece for solo piano by Arnold Safroni that was later adapted as a military march and became well known through its frequent use on BBC radio during the Second World War and beyond.
The march was published by Boosey and Hawkes of London in 1913. Its composer, George Arnold Haynes Safroni-Middleton (1873–1950), used the name Arnold Safroni for professional purposes and also composed as W.H. Myddleton.
Performed by the Pride of Whitehill Flute Band.
This image is a painting by Saya Chone titled "King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat leaving Mandalay under British military escort, 30 November, 1885". It depicts the moment the last king and queen of Burma were exiled by the British after the Third Anglo-Burmese War.
Imperial Echoes (1913) is the title a piece for solo piano by Arnold Safroni that was later adapted as a military march and became well known through its frequent use on BBC radio during the Second World War and beyond.
The march was published by Boosey and Hawkes of London in 1913. Its composer, George Arnold Haynes Safroni-Middleton (1873–1950), used the name Arnold Safroni for professional purposes and also composed as W.H. Myddleton.
Performed by the Pride of Whitehill Flute Band.
This image is a painting by Saya Chone titled "King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat leaving Mandalay under British military escort, 30 November, 1885". It depicts the moment the last king and queen of Burma were exiled by the British after the Third Anglo-Burmese War.
