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The tune is the Cambridge Chimes, first used for the chimes of Great St Mary's church, Cambridge, and supposedly a variation, attributed to William Crotch, based on violin phrases from the air "I know that my Redeemer liveth" in Handel's Messiah. The notional words of the chime, again derived from Great St Mary's and in turn an allusion to Psalm 37:23:24, are: "All through this hour/Lord be my guide/And by Thy power/No foot shall slide".
These words are written on a plaque affixed to the wall of the tower clock room.
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Why are the chimes of Big Ben in the tune of O Christmas tree?
They are not to this tune. The chimes predate this tune considerably.
What does Big Ben clock tower chimes a tune from a famous work by what composer?
Handel
When was Ben Tune born?
Ben Tune was born on 1976-12-28.
What was the film called that had the theme tune Ben by Michael Jackson?
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Yes, Big Ben is still called Big Ben.
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He isn't- he plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he isn't even that important there.
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Big Ben !
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Ryan kelly plays ben tennyson
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Big ben is actualty the name of the bell that strikes the hours. The tune of the quarters peal is called "Westminster Chimes" although it originated in a church in Cambridge. Big Ben is synonymous as the Great Bell, the Clock and the Tower in which it is encased. Big Ben is actually named after Sir Benjamin Hall, a politician of the time.
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the main bell, the one that chimes the hours, is Big Ben.
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