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Highland Cathedral is a popular melody for the Great Highland Bagpipe. This melody was composed by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb〔(BBC SPORT | Rugby | Six Nations | Scots fans given anthem ) last updated 29 January 2004〕 in 1982 for a Highland games held in Germany. It has been proposed as the Scottish national anthem to replace unofficial anthems ''Scotland the Brave'' and/or ''Flower of Scotland''.〔("Will Scotland ever have a national anthem?" ). BBC. Retrieved 21 September 2012〕 It has subsequently undergone various orchestrations and had lyrics added in English and in Scottish Gaelic. The tune has been performed by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and featured in the album, ''Spirit of the Glen'', which won a Classical Brit award in 2009.〔("Spirit of the Glen" ). Allmusic.〕 The song has been performed at numerous Scottish cultural events, including Scotland's Rugby Union games.〔 The tune was the Royal Hong Kong Police Anthem under British rule which ended in 1997. It was played at a ceremonial lowering of the Governor's flag at Chris Patten's official residence, Government House in Central, on the last day of British rule.〔(Last Post & Highland Cathedral - Flag Lowering Ceremony at Government House, Hong Kong )〕 ''Highland Cathedral'' is Patten's favourite pipe tune, as said by himself on a BBC ''Asia Today'' programme.〔(The Governor's Last Farewell )〕 It is also a popular wedding song. ==Lyrics== There is only one set of lyrics registered with PRS and MCPS, written by Ben Kelly in 1990. Other versions have been tried but this version is the one used at the Scottish Rugby games and other ceremonies. They describe a moment in history when James the 6th of Scotland became James the 1st of England and in doing so united all the land and feuding clans for the first and probably the only time. Cathedral means meeting place. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Highland Cathedral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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