Thomas Arne - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Rule Britannia: Encyclopedia Ii - Rule Britannia - History
This most popular of all British national airs was first heard in London in 1745 and achieved instant popularity. So well known was it th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Entrance Themes
Music in professional wrestling - A. A-1  "In Da Club" (50 Cent) Abdullah the Butcher  "One of These Days" (Pink Floyd) The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Before 1500
The earliest surviving piece of composed music in the UK is the setting of the folk song "Sumer Is Icumen In" ("Summer is a-coming in"), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Harp: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred Harp - History Of Sacred Harp Singing
The earliest roots of Sacred Harp singing are found in the American colonial era. At that time, singing schools were created to provide i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God Save The Queen: Encyclopedia Ii - God Save The Queen - Lyrics
Since God Save the Queen is the Royal Anthem of Canada, the first verse has been translated into French for use in that country, as shown...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Paul's Covent Garden: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Paul's Covent Garden - History
In 1631 Inigo Jones was commissioned by William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford to design a church. Work on the church began that year and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Video Specials
Music in professional wrestling - V. Viva Las Divas of the WWE  "Why Can't We Just Dance" (Stacy Keibler) Music in professional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Video Packages
Music in professional wrestling - A. Kurt Angle  "Clocks" (Coldplay) Stone Cold Steve Austin  "My Sacrifice" (Creed) Music...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Harp: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred Harp - Other Books With The Title Sacred Harp
The Sacred Harp was a popular name for 19th century hymn and tune books, with no fewer than four bearing the title. The first of these wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Harp: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred Harp - The Music And Its Notation
The name of the tradition comes from the title of the shape note book from which the music is sung, The Sacred Harp. This book exists tod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Harp: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred Harp - Origins Of The Music
The music used in Sacred Harp singing is eclectic. Most of the songs can be assigned to one of four historical layers. The oldest layer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Pay-per-views
Music in professional wrestling - A. Armageddon 2000  "Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Music in professional wrestling - B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Harp: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred Harp - Singing Sacred Harp Music
Sacred Harp groups always sing a cappella, that is to say, without accompanying instruments. The singers arrange themselves in a square, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 21st Century
In the present era, classical music in Britain must contend and co-exist with a dominant culture of popular music. Specialist music educa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 16th And Early 17th Centuries
In the early 16th century, Henry VIII was a keen patron of music. He played various instruments himself and an inventory, taken after his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God Save The Queen: Encyclopedia Ii - God Save The Queen - Performance
The style of performance most commonly heard in official performances was that proposed as the "proper interpretation" by King George V, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God Save The Queen: Encyclopedia Ii - God Save The Queen - Use Elsewhere
God Save the Queen was the very first song to be used as a national anthem (although the Netherlands' national anthem, the Wilhelmus, is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - The Civil War And Commonwealth Period 1642-1660
During the Commonwealth period conditions were hard for professional musicians: the royal court was in exile, the theatres were closed, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - The Restoration
This period was dominated by Pelham Humfrey and Henry Purcell. Purcell composed church music, festive odes and music for the theatre. Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 20th Century
In the early 20th century Britain produced some notable composers: William Wallace, Frederick Delius, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Hols...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 19th Century
In the early 19th century, the Irish composer and virtuoso pianist John Field was highly influentual in his style of playing which is tho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 18th Century
The leading figure in British music of the early 18th century was a naturalized Englishman, George Frideric Handel. Although he was born ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God Save The Queen: Encyclopedia Ii - God Save The Queen - History
The origin of the tune is surrounded by uncertainty, speculation and a certain amount of misinformation. In the Oxford Companion to Music...   » Read the article