Thomas Arne composed When Daisies Pied to words from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost in 1740. This is an enjoyable song with a melodious clarinet obligato written by Henry Lazarus which compliments both the voice and pianothroughout. The clarinet obligato is printed on a separate insert which is also included.
SKU: HL.49029850
ISBN 9790220109607. 9.0x12.0x0.235 inches. English.
SKU: HL.49010381
ISBN 9790200207897. 5.5x7.5x0.349 inches. English.
For 5 Soli, Male Chorus and Orchestra.
SKU: HL.14002120
SKU: HL.14023538
UPC: 884088826178. 6.75x10.5x0.026 inches.
Vincent Novello was a British composer and Organist who gave the Novello publishing company its first embryonic form. Here he arranges Rule, Britannia! for Voice SATB with Piano accompaniment to introduce some contrapuntal interest in the verse.When 18th century British composer Thomas Arne included his song Rule, Britannia! in a masque based on the life of Alfred the Great that was presented at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he could not have imagined that more than two hundred seventy years later his ditty would be known throughout the British Isles and beyond. Rule, Britannia! is widely used in the Royal Navy and British Army and is featuredeach year at the Last Night of the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall as a national sing-along.At the time of writing, the Dutch actually 'ruled the waves,' so this song was more an exhortation than a status report. The lyrics were also a statement of civil liberty. Since Cromwell's time, Britain had had a standing army which could be turned against the native population. A standing navy, however, existed solely to protect the nation from invaders, protecting a free populace.
SKU: ST.MB42
ISBN 9790220200175.
Composed in 1740, this is a fascinating late example of the English masque tradition, and a relatively early work by a composer who began to occupy a central role in the life of London's musical theatre at about the time when Handel was abandoning Italian opera in favour of oratorio. The performing material is available for rental.
