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Sheet Music
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| Editor
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4th edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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London: Brewer & Co., n.d.[1861].
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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From uploader's collection.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Grand Military Divertimento
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Webb, John Charles
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IJW 1
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| Key
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D major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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7 sections:
- Marcia
- Her Majesty's Birthday is announced with three cheers: Guns firing, Bells ringing, etc.
- Drums and Trumpets of the Cavalry on presenting arms.
- "God Save the Queen" on presenting arms by the Infantry.
- Grand March: The Troops passing the General the first time.
- Quickstep, the Troops passing the General the second time. The remainder of the day spent in conviviality.
- Rule Britannia
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| First Publication.
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1840 ca.
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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| Related Works
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Based on Rule Britannia by Arne
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| External Links
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Discussed in 'Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century' (Trevor Herbert and Helen Barlow, 2013)
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Written "In honor of Her Majesty's [Queen Victoria's] Birthday".
