Alfred: Act III. Ode "When Britain first at heav'ns command" / "Rule Brittania" (Alfred, Eltruda, Chorus)

~ Recording by Jamie MacDougall, Jennifer Smith, Philharmonia Chorale

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"When Britain first at heav'ns command" is more familiarly known as "Rule Brittania!" a British patriotic song, originating from the poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740.

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recording of:Rule, Britannia!

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Rule, Britannia!

lyricist:James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:Thomas Arne (composer)
referred to in medleys:What Shall We Sing at Christmas? (order: 2)
later versions:Blue Max (C64 Game)
part of:Alfred: Act III
is the basis for:5 Variations for Piano in D major on "Rule Britannia" from Thomas Arne's masque "Alfred", WoO 79
Arrangement, with Variation, of "Rule Britannia"
Fantaisie sur deux mélodies anglaises, op. 43
Rise Columbia!
Variations on "Rule Britannia" (for solo instrument and band)
orchestrations:Rule, Britannia! (orchestrated by Sargent)
arrangements:Fantasia on British Sea Songs: IX. Rule, Britannia!
music quoted in:Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, op. 91: I. Schlacht (Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria, Op. 91: I. Battle)