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Description: | This recording of the anthem "Jerusalem" was distributed by the "New Leader" newspaper. The "New Leader" was associated with the Independent Labour Party, a grouping on the left of the main party. The words were originally part of a poem called "Milton" by the poet, artist, engraver, and mystic William Blake (1757-1827). They were set to music by Hubert Parry (1848-1918) during the First World War as part of a movement to shore up patriotic sentiment. The song has enjoyed wide popularity ever since, being sung by people and parties from across the political spectrum. Here, it is used by the Labour and Socialist movement as a call to arms for the building of a modern "Jerusalem" in England. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | Bishopsgate Institute | Subjects: | Power and Politics | Temporal: | c1925 | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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