Rule Britannia, WWV 42 (Wagner, Richard)
| Title | Rule Britannia |
| Alternative title | Overture |
| Creators | Richard Wagner, composer |
| Opus | WWV 42 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1837 |
| First published | 1908 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 720 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Overtures |
| Period | Romantic |
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1837 | Segment 1 Segment 2 |
| View | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1908 | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1908 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2 Clarinet 1, 2, (C) Clarinet (F) Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba Timpani Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Triangle Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Incomplete Draft with Sketches of WWV 41 |
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