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1Trumpet Voluntary
instruments:
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke2:13
2On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius7:22
3Overture (Symphony) no. 4 in F
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
conductor:
Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 2 no. 4
composer:
William Boyce (English baroque composer) (in 1751)
William Boyce5:50
4The Piano: The Sacrifice
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
recording of:
The Sacrifice (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
Michael Nyman2:46
5Spem in alium
choir vocals:
Pro Cantione Antiqua (UK early music vocal ensemble)
conductor:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Thomas Tallis13:44
6Symphony in G minor: 1st Mvt
orchestra:
Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony in G minor, op. 43: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Sir William Sterndale Bennett (English composer) (from 1863 until 1864)
revised by:
Sir William Sterndale Bennett (English composer) (in 1867)
part of:
Symphony in G minor, op. 43
William Sterndale Bennett8:36
7Now Is the Month of Maying
vocals:
Deller Consort (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
recording of:
Balletts to Five Voices: Now Is the Month of Maying
composer:
Thomas Morley (English Renaissance composer)
part of:
Balletts to Five Voices
Thomas Morley1:44
8An Orkney Wedding With Sunrise
bagpipe:
George McIlwham
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (English composer and conductor)
recording of:
An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise, op. 120a (for bagpipes and orchestra)
composer:
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (English composer and conductor) (in 1984)
part of:
Works of Peter Maxwell Davies by opus number (number: op. 120a)
Peter Maxwell Davies12:58
9Rondo from "Abdelazar"
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
recording of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570
Henry Purcell1:39
10Rule Britannia
trumpet:
John Miller (classical trumpeter) and John Wallace (trumpeter)
tenor vocals:
Edmund Barham (tenor)
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10790)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Augustus Arne5:09
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ASIN:UK: B000027RCK [info]