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The Water Music (German: Wassermusik) is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I 's request for a concert on the River Thames .
In Greek mythology, Styx ( / ˈstɪks /; Ancient Greek: Στύξ [stýks]; lit. "Shuddering" [1] ), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and river of the Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the mother of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia. She sided with Zeus in his war against ...
Category:Songs about rivers A list of songs about rivers and streams.
Johnny Rivers singles chronology. "(I Washed My Hands in) Muddy Water". (1966) " Poor Side of Town ". (1966) "Baby I Need Your Loving". (1967) " Poor Side of Town " is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966. [2] The song marked a turning point in Rivers' career ...
" The Water Is Wide " (also called " O Waly, Waly " or simply " Waly, Waly ") is a folk song of British origin. [citation needed] It remains popular in the 21st century. Cecil Sharp published the song in Folk Songs From Somerset (1906).
Old Rivers. "Old Rivers" is a country music song written by Cliff Crofford which tells the story of a man recalling a childhood friendship with an elderly farmer. The song was most famously recorded as a recitation by actor and recording artist Walter Brennan .
" Rivers of Babylon " is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19 and 137 in the Hebrew Bible.
"Far Above Cayuga's Waters" is Cornell University 's alma mater. The lyrics were written circa 1870 by roommates Archibald Croswell Weeks (Class of 1872), and Wilmot Moses Smith (Class of 1874), and set to the tune of "Annie Lisle", a popular 1857 ballad by H. S. Thompson about a heroine dying of tuberculosis .