Columbia, the gem of the ocean (Thomas à Becket)

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CPDL #21454:  SVG  Sibelius 4

Editor: Ashley Etzkorn (submitted 2010-04-16).   Score information: A4, 1 page   Copyright: Public Domain

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Title: Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
Composer: Thomas à Becket

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Unison

Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1917

Description: This song is of uncertain origin. In England it has been sung to the words "Britannia, the Pride of the Ocean" and the English claim that it originated in their country. In the United States, the authorship has been claimed by both David T. Shaw and Thomas à Becket.

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• Information and original versions at the Library of Congress
• Civil War Music History

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