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Jul 9, 2012 · LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY (BEST VERSION)Lyrics:Land of Hope and Glory,Mother of the free,How shall we extole thee,Who are born of thee,Wider and still wider,Sha...
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The music to which the words of... "Land of Hope and Glory" is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1901.
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Find the lyrics of the British patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory", composed by Edward Elgar and A. C. Benson in 1902. The song is often performed with the Pomp and Circumstance...
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY (BEST VERSION) Lyrics: Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the free, How shall we extole thee, Who are born of thee, Wider and still wi...
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The song ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ is based on the trio theme from Elgar’s Pomp And Circumstance March No.1, which was originally premiered in 1901. It caught the attention of King Edward VII after it became the only piece in the history of the Proms to receive a double encore. King Edward suggested that this trio would make a good song, and so Elga...
Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet, God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. The wonderful thing about words is that they can mean different things to different people, and this is certai...
‘Land of Hope and Glory’ has a stately tempo that makes you want to hold your head up high. There’s something about a slow-moving tempo which suggests great size and strength. Elgar’s very deliberate use of a slow tempo makes the music seem important and regal, and reinforces a sense of patriotic pride in the mind of the listener. It also demands t...
‘Land of Hope and Glory’ is performed at all the occasions we hold dear, from England rugby matches to the commonwealth games. American college students even graduate to it! There’s now such a rich cultural memory of pride and patriotism associated with the song that even the most stony-hearted citizen of the world is bound to get something in thei...
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"Land of Hope and Glory" is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1901. The music to which the words o...
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Find the full lyrics of the patriotic song Land Of Hope And Glory, composed by Edward Elgar for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. The song celebrates the history, freedom and glory of Britain and its empire.
