I Vow to Thee, My Country (Thaxted)

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Published on July 28, 2025 12:57:33 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbdtZ4nt_xA

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Written as a simplified duet for alto saxophone and piano, this is my take on a melody originally called "Thaxted," written as the theme for Jupiter from Gustav Holst's "The Planets." Later, in 1921, Sir Cecil Spring Rice penned different words to the song, and the British have since then sang it as a patriotic song: "I Vow to Thee, My Country." The latter was what I had in mind when I wrote this.

Original music is now public domain; music was by Gustav Holst.
This arrangement © me and me alone

I Vow to Thee, My Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ZvylOSy5A
Thaxted (excerpt from Jupiter): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XiBaz5NZRk
Jupiter (entire composition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu77Vtja30c