In case you’d forgotten (or possibly never knew) the area known as Galicia lies on the north-west Atlantic coast of Spain, directly north of Portugal. It’s quite coincidental that the two works this week – both inspired by Scotland and written by two German composers – are played by two orchestras from Galicia. The American light music composer, Leroy Anderson wrote a Scottish Suite and the Czech composer Antonํn Dvorak wrote a work for piano called Scottish Dances. Malcolm Arnold is an English composer whose Four Scottish Dances remain popular. Several non-Scottish composers have written music about the country. At international sporting events, a song called Flower of Scotland is sometimes used in place of one but the song is still under copyright restrictions, having being written in the 1960s by Roy Williamson of The Corries folk group. I use the word “unofficial” because strangely enough, Scotland doesn’t have a national anthem. It’s one of several songs considered an unofficial national anthem. The song appeared around the turn of the twentieth century and the lyrics that are sung today didn’t appear until the 1950s. You’ll probably recognise the title as that of a well-known patriotic song but it’s not as old as you might imagine. All Time Favorites Chiangmai Mail Pattaya Mail HM King Rama IX.
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