England, my England

Composer: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph
  • England, my England is a choral song for baritone soloist, chorus, and orchestra and sets a patriotic text by W. E. Henley. The song was written in 1941 for a BBC broadcast.
  • Though Vaughan Williams wasn’t particularly known for writing nationalistic music, this song was a welcome boost for Britain in the early years of WWII.1

Sources

  1. Robert Matthew-Walker, Notes in accompanying booklet, Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus conducted by Martyn Brabbins, Hyperion 68396, 2022, compact disc.

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