March 12 - Thomas Augustine Arne (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for March 12th may be found here: Thomas Augustine Arne (2019),  Gordon MacRae (2020), Liza Minnelli (2021), and Thomas Augustine Arne; Paul Weston (2023)

 

Thomas Augustine Arne (12 March 1710 – 5 March 1778) was an English composer best remembered for "Rule, Britannia!" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colonial Regrets

“Well darn!”

Said Arne.

“I was just a colonial tool!

My song

Was wrong

When praising Britannia’s rule!”

 

 

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