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Song Title	Rule, Britannia! (Search)
Composer(s):	Thomas Augustine Arne
Author(s):	James Thomson
Keyword(s) & Features:	Azure; Beauty; Blasts; Britain; Britannia; Chorus; Cities; Commands; Courts; England; Envy; Flames; Flourishing; Foreign; Free; Freedom; Guardian Angels; Guarding; Hearts; Heaven; Imperialism; Islands; Isles; Lands; Majestic; Military; Muses; Nations; Navy; Oaks; Oceans; Optimism; Patriotic song; Patriotism; Pride; Rule; Shores; Sky; Slaves; Strains; Strokes; Superior; Tyrants; Waves; Woe
First Line	When Britain first, at Heav'n's command (Search)
Year of composition	1740 (Search)
Link to English Text Online	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule,_Britannia!
Larger Work	Alfred (Search)
Musical Form	Strophic (Search)
Original Language	English (Search)
Score Source	https://books.google.com/books/about/Reliquary_of_English_Song_Series_2_1700.html?id=Y6kQAAAAYAAJ
Audio Source	https://open.spotify.com/track/0LXxGRwEthcEj2No8LLkDk?si=VzLMCT2yRDGWGslCQo4jjw
Difficulty Level	HS (Search)
Range:	C4 - D5 (Search)
Original Key	G Major (Search)
Recommended Printed Source	Reliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (Search)
Orchestra and voice?	Yes (Search)
Sources Cited	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule,_Britannia! (Search)
Contributor	SHK (Search)
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