The four tunes used in this suite have been made universally popular in Sir Henry Wood's,Fantasia on British Sea Songs, which is an ever-present ingredient in The Last Night of the Proms. He introduced this colourful suite into the Proms in 1905, to celebrate the centenary of Nelson's brilliant victory at Trafalgar, when Britannia; really did rule the waves;. Bring the excitement of The Last Night of The Proms to any concert with this stirring new edition. |
