This composer quoted the Book of Jeremiah and a speech given by John Bright on the eve of theCrimean War in the fifth movement of a cantata which opens with a setting of the Agnus Dei.
This composer quoted the Book of Jeremiah and a speech given by John Bright on the eve of theCrimean War in the fifth movement of a cantata which opens with a setting of the Agnus Dei. Hisfirst symphony contains settings of such poems as "Passage to India" and "On the Beach at NightAlone," while his second symphony repeatedly quotes the tune played on the bells of (*) WestminsterAbbey. In addition to writing the cantata Dona Nobis Pacem, he composed a work based on a tune writtenfor Archbishop Parker's Psalter called "Why Fum'th in Fight." His symphonies include ones nicknamed"Sea" and "London." For 10 points, identify this English composer of a Fantasia on Greensleeves andFantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis.
This composer quoted the Book of Jeremiah and a speech given by John Bright on the eve of theCrimean War in the fifth movement of a cantata which opens with a setting of the Agnus Dei.
Ralph Vaughan Williams