The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24

Movements

1. At Flores in the Azores. Allegro giusto e pesante –
2. Then spake Sir Richard Grenville –
3. So Lord Howard pass’d away. Un poco più lento – But Sir Richard bore in hand. Più lento e pesante –
4. He had only a hundred seamen. Andante sostenuto – "Shall we fight or shall we fly?…". Poco più mosso – And Sir Richard said again. Tempo I (Allegro giusto) –
5. Sir Richard spoke and he laugh’d. Allegretto con moto –
6. Thousands of their soldiers look’d down –
7. And while now the great San Philip. Adagio molto – And the battle-thunder broke. Allegro con fuoco –
8. But anon the great San Philip –
9. And the sun went down – Ship after ship, the whole night long. Allegro con fuoco –
10. For he said: "Fight on! Fight on!". Con fuoco –
11. And the night went down. Allegro tranquillo ma con moto – And we had not fought them in vain. Più mosso – But Sir Richard cried in his English pride. Allegro giusto –
12. And the gunner said: "Ay, ay". Andante sostenuto – And the lion there lay dying. Adagio molto –
13. And the stately Spanish men. Allegretto maestoso – But he rose upon their decks. Allegro giusto – "I have fought for Queen and Faith…". Molto maestoso – "…With a joyful spirit I Sir Richard Grenville die!". Più lento –
14. And they stared at the dead – But they sank his body with honour down. Allegretto maestoso – When a wind from the lands. Allegro moderato – Till it smote on their hulls. Più allegro e con fuoco – And the little Revenge herself went down. Molto moderat