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Thomson Rule Britannia. Sheet Music. SATB. SATB. Thomas Arne.

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Thomson Rule Britannia. NOTER. SATB. SATB. Thomas Arne.

Ursprunglig

When 18th century British composer Thomas Arne included his song Rule, Britannia. in a masque based on the life of Alfred the Great that was presented at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he could not have imagined that more than two hundred seventy years later his ditty would be known throughout the British Isles and beyond. Rule, Britannia. is widely used in the Royal Navy and British Army and is featured each year at the Last Night of the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall as a national sing-along. At the time of writing, the Dutch actually ‘ruled the waves,’ so this song was more an exhortation than a status report. The lyrics were also a statement of civil liberty. Since Cromwell’s time, Britain had had a standing army which could be turned against the native population. A standing navy, however, existed solely to protect the nation from invaders, protecting a free populace. Rule, Britannia. has been quoted extensively by other composers, among them Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss, and Arthur Sullivan. Thomas Arne also penned a version of God Save The King which came to be the British national anthem. This version is arranged by contemporary composer and friend Eaton Fanning, who made changes to the famous semiquaver flourishes.

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När 18th century brittiske kompositören Thomas Arne inkluderade hans sång Rule, Britannia. i en mask baserad på livet av Alfred den store som presenterades vid Cliveden, landets hem Frederick, Prince of Wales, kunde han inte föreställa sig att mer än två hundra sjuttio år senare hans ditty skulle bli känd i hela de brittiska öarna och bortom. Rule, Britannia. används ofta i Royal Navy och brittiska armén och är med varje år sista natten av Proms i Royal Albert Hall som en nationell allsång. Vid skrivande stund, faktiskt de holländska 'styrde vågorna, "så den här låten var mer en uppmaning än en statusrapport. Texterna var också en redogörelse för medborgerlig frihet. Sedan Cromwells tid, hade Storbritannien haft en stående armé som kan vändas mot den infödda befolkningen. En stående marinen, dock fanns enbart för att skydda nationen från inkräktare, skydda en fri befolkningen. Rule, Britannia. har citerats flitigt av andra kompositörer, bland dem Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss, och Arthur Sullivan. Thomas Arne skrev också en version av God Save The King som kom att bli den brittiska nationalsången. This version is arranged by contemporary composer and friend Eaton Fanning, who made changes to the famous semiquaver flourishes.