Rule Britannia! - Fife & Drum Version

This is a fife and drum arrangement I made of the well-known tune "Rule Britannia!", composed in 1740 by Thomas Augustine Arne, as a part of the musical play "Alfred". The tune was a success from the very beginning and has been referenced in hundreds of renditions for all kinds of instruments and settings. However, as one of my channel listeners pointed out, among the instrumental versions there seemed to be few good Fife & Drum arrangements available. So, always appreciative of Arne's original composition, I made this arrangement, trying my best to capture the original Baroque feel while keeping the melody clear.

The image shows the famous ship-of-the-line HMS Victory on its way out in the Channel, painted 1795 by British painter Monamy Swaine.

Enjoy!