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"Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour" is the popular title for the national anthem of Dominica. [1] It was adopted upon the island gaining statehood in 1967 and again with Dominica's independence in 1978. The lyrics are by Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond (1912–1985), and the music was composed by Lemuel McPherson Christian OBE (1917–2000). [2] [3]
"Quelle est cette odeur agréable?" (What is this perfume so appealing?) is a 17th-century [1] traditional French Christmas carol about the Nativity.. John Gay used the melody of this carol for the song and chorus "Fill ev'ry Glass" in act 2, scene 1, in his 1728 work The Beggar's Opera. [2]
Coronation Ode, Op. 44 is a work composed by Edward Elgar for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, with words by A. C. Benson.. It was written for the Coronation of King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark in 1902, and dedicated "by Special Permission, to His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII", but the Coronation was postponed [1] due to the King's sudden illness.
Two of the anthems were played at the 1742 inauguration of the Holywell Music Room in Oxford, a hall dedicated to chamber music. Their success perhaps contributed to the popular image of Handel as a composer whose music required a huge number of singers and musicians (the more the better)—in other words, the character criticised by Berlioz as ...
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen masque Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--
The song is often sung and published as "Soldiers of the King" depending on the reigning monarch at the time. The tune was originally composed by Stuart as a march celebrating the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal. The lyrics were added at a later date and the title changed.
Taylor (lyrics), Furler (music), Frankenstein (music), Joel (music) Furler — — — — "Presence (My Heart's Desire)" 2004 Devotion: He Reigns: The Worship Collection; WOW Hits 2006; Furler (lyrics, music), Taylor (lyrics), Tim Hughes (lyrics) Furler 4 4 10 — "Strong Tower" 2004 Devotion: He Reigns: The Worship Collection; Taylor (lyrics ...
I love the White Rose in its splendour I love the White Rose in its bloom I love the White Rose so fair as she grows. It’s the rose that reminds me of you. You're fair as the spring, oh my darling Your face shines so bright, so divine The fairest of blooms in my garden Oh lily white rose, you are mine Chorus. Years pass by so quickly, my darling,