The Glories of Our Blood and State (Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings)
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London: Novello, n.d. (1885). Plate 7136
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General Information
| Work Title | The Glories of Our Blood and State |
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| Composer | Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings |
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| Movements/Sections | 1 |
| First Performance | 1883-09-04 in Gloucester, Three Choirs Festival |
| First Publication | 1885 |
| Librettist | James Shirley (1596–1666), from The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses |
| Language | English |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Mixed chorus, orchestra |
| Extra Information | The title could be misleading without the second line of the poem: 'The glories of our blood and state / Are shadows, not substantial things...' |

