Alfred, a Masque

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"Alfred, a Masque" is an 18th-century patriotic stage work by Thomas Arne and others, best known for introducing the song "Rule, Britannia!".

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Alfred, a Masque canonical 2

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instanceOf masque ⓘ
patriotic work ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
associatedSong Rule, Britannia! NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn life of Alfred the Great ⓘ
centuryOfOrigin 18th century ⓘ
commissionedBy Frederick, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Thomas Arne NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1740 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Cliveden NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre masque ⓘ
patriotic drama ⓘ
hasPart Rule, Britannia! NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext early Georgian era ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterAdaptation opera version by Thomas Arne ⓘ
lyricist David Mallet NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheme British patriotism ⓘ
celebration of British naval power ⓘ
musicBy Thomas Arne NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor introducing the song "Rule, Britannia!" ⓘ
originalMedium open-air performance ⓘ
patron Frederick, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Cliveden, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereOccasion celebration of the accession of George I ⓘ
setInPeriod reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ
subject Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
textBy David Mallet NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Rule, Britannia! → partOf → Alfred, a Masque ⓘ
Rule, Britannia! → originalWork → Alfred, a Masque ⓘ