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Although England does not have an official anthem of its own, the following are widely regarded as English national hymns: "Jerusalem:" Words by William Blake, Music by Hubert Parry "I Vow to Thee, My Country": Words by Cecil Spring-Rice, Music by Gustav Holst "Land of Hope and Glory": Words by A C Benson, Music by Edward Elgar (although this refers to all of Great Britain, not only England)

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Nimrod has been the name of more than one person, place, or thing. Nimrod - From The Enigma Variations Edward Elgar Nimrod - a Mesopotamian king. Nimrod - the ship used by Ernest Shackleton during his 1908 Antarctic expedition. Nimrod Fortress - a fortress in the Golan Heights. Nimrod - a town in Minnesota, United States of America. Nimrod - an album by Green Day. Nimrod Kamer - an Israeli Filmmaker. "Nimrod" - the pseudonym of C

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In music, a Serenade (or sometimes Serenata) is, in its most general sense, a musical composition, and/or performance, in someone's honor. There are three general categories of serenade in music history. 1) In the oldest usage, which survives in informal form to the present day, a serenade is a composition performed for a lover, friend, or other person to be honored, typically in the evening and often below a window. The custom of serenading in this manner began in the Medieval era or Renaissance, and the word "se ... Including:

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Graduation ceremonies in the United States are often orchestrated procedures involving a march of students onto the stage, the reading of speeches, the giving of diplomas, and an official moment when the students are declared graduated, also called the commencement exercise. The march is often set to music, usually Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. In United States colleges and universities the speakers will include the salutatorian, an alumnus of the institution, possibly a famous speaker not associated with the insti ...

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The word Cockaigne traces to Middle English cokaygne, tracing to Middle French (païs de) cocaigne "(land of) plenty," ultimately adapted or derived from a word for cake. The Dutch equivalent is Luilekkerland ("lazy luscious land") and the German equivalent is Schlaraffenland (also known as "land of milk and honey"). In Spain, an equivalent place of Cockaigne is n ...

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Like Atlantis and El Dorado, the land of Cockaigne was a fictional utopia, a place where idleness and gluttony were the principal occupations. In Specimens of Early English Poets (1790), George Ellis printed a 13th century French poem called "The Land of Cockaigne" where "the houses were made of barley sugar and cakes, the streets were paved with pastry, and the shops supplied goods for nothing." According to one Columbia University Press reference, ... roasted pigs wander about with k ...

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There are many organists employed in the production of popular and jazz music. In the United States most of them play the Hammond organ, and many are classically trained, often in piano rather than organ. In England and Japan, one of the most popular series of instruments is the Yamaha Electone; while Electones of recent decades are more properly characterized as digital synthesizers rather than as organs, the player interface, and the skills and coordination required to play, mean that it i ...

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