tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945354199395871272.post4198542086030172258..comments2024-02-03T09:28:59.128+01:00Comments on The Slow TV Blog: Classical Music Slow TV - GriegTim Prevetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02421277464686938967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945354199395871272.post-14305669855720317602018-03-15T09:55:26.110+01:002018-03-15T09:55:26.110+01:00Ooh good, question; got me thinking. I would say e...Ooh good, question; got me thinking. I would say either Handel (though German, became British), or probably Elgar. It would need to satisfy patriotic sentiment, so as Elgar wrote the tune for "Land of Hope and Glory", I would go for that. It's used as the crescendo piece for The Last Night of The Proms, a series of summer concerts in the UK on TV and Radio... have a look at the last 90 seconds here for a rare display of British patriotism! https://youtu.be/gLKSDT_2zPA?t=5m48s (More than half of the population thought Land of Hope and Glory ought to replace 'God Save the Queen' as the national anthem, which has been replaced by Jerusalem as a wish.Tim Prevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02421277464686938967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945354199395871272.post-91440692388184418832018-03-15T02:56:18.542+01:002018-03-15T02:56:18.542+01:00We could bring this to an American context with a ...We could bring this to an American context with a marathon of the works of Aaron Copland. Who would be a corresponding British composer: perhaps Gustav Holst?Richard Chonakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327763839418228519noreply@blogger.com