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"Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson [1] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. [2] It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy , but is also used by the British Army .
Thomas Augustine Arne (/ ɑːr n /; 12 March 1710 – 5 March 1778) was an English composer.He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of The Beggar's Opera, which has since become popular as a folk song and a nursery rhyme. [1]
The sheet music of "Rule, Britannia!" by James Thomson (lyrics) and Thomas Arne (music). One of the most popular British patriotic tunes. Date: 1740: Source: The Songs of England, Volume I, Edited by J. L. Hatton, Boosey & Co, London (c. 1890s) Author: James Thompson (1700-1748) Thomas Augustine Arne (1710–1778) Permission (Reusing this file)
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From it the patriotic anthem "Rule, Britannia!" originates. During the French Wars (1793-1815), patriotic plays, opera and ballets about Alfred became popular often concluding with a rousing rendition of the Thompson's and Arne's ‘Rule Britannia’, as the new anthem became a favoured way to express allegiance to the sovereign. [29] [1] [30] 1827
British anthems (1 C, 35 P) C. Cornish patriotic songs (6 P) E. English patriotic songs (1 C, 10 P) M. British military marches (44 P) S. ... Rule, Britannia! S. The ...
'Rule,_Britannia!'_(United_States_Army_Strings).oga (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 1 min 17 s, 344 kbps, file size: 3.14 MB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.
I believe that the version known as "Married to a Mermaid" is a music-hall song composed in 1866 by Arthur Lloyd which certainly USES the chorus of "Rule Britannia" as a musical element but is really a comic song in its own right and not a version of "Rule, Britannia!" per se. Mooncow 17:48, 24 January 2011 (UTC)