What nationality was the person who wrote the music for Soft Flowing Avon?
Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arne ( ; 12 March 1710, London – 5 March 1778, London) was an English composer, best known for the patriotic song "Rule Britannia". He also wrote a version of "God Save the King", which became the British national anthem, and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go". Arne was the leading British theatre composer of the 18th century, working at Drury Lane and Covent Garden.
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over nearly fifty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century.