Composition Year | 1740 |
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Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; |
Related Works | Pieces based on 'Rule Britannia' |
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Work Title | Rule Britannia |
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Alternative. Title | Celebrated Ode, in Honour of Great-Britain |
Composer | Arne, Thomas Augustine |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ITA 25 |
Key | C major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1740 |
First Publication. | 1741 as a supplement to The Music in the Judgement of Paris |
Librettist | James Thomson (1700–1748) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | voice, orchestra |
Related Works | Pieces based on 'Rule Britannia' |
Extra Information | Originally composed for the 3-act masque Alfred. The text is present in the first edition libretto of Alfred, but the first edition score (1751) does not include this item. The first printed score of Alfred to include this song appeared only in 1757. |