Gateshead, a port town in northeast England, wants to claimRobert Burns' most famous song as its own.
The town council claims that the tune to "Auld Lang Syne" is notthe work of Burns but of composer William Shield, and it wants thetune as its local anthem.
According to the council, the melody can be found in an operaticpiece, "Rosina," the story of a country girl, written by Shield in1748. Officials say that since Shield was born in nearby Swalwell,the tune should rightly form the basis of its millenniumcelebrations.Murdo Morrison of the Burns Federation said: "It is certainly anextremely old tune, and no one is claiming that Burns wrote ithimself, but I don't …
No comments:
Post a Comment