Rule Britannia

~ Recording by Elizabeth Bainbridge, Royal Choral Society, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
7.14Rule, Britannia3:40Thomas Arne & Sir Malcolm SargentMelodies That Will Live ForeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDCD71-77
5.11Rule Britannia3:36Thomas ArneTreasury of Great British MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDCD 1941-5

Relationships

choir vocals:Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
mezzo-soprano vocals:Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
recording of:Rule, Britannia!

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)
Ouverture (order: 3)
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)