In Held Twas In I & Procol Harum

Hello, just a quick question for you, better informed guys. This (one of the first, if not first) epic song is composed of several parts. The last one is where my question is targeted - it is rocky variation on some familiar tune, like Ode to Joy, or God Save the Queen I think, but cannot correctly pinpoint it.

Is it the UK anthem or something only similarly sounding ?

And bonus question - do they on their other albums have other songs worth of such a deep love as I held this one ? You know, if they did just this, then well-known-from-radio Whiter Shade (a classic) and then nothing ?

The Grand Finale music was inspired/plagiarised from Haydn Minuet from Piano Sonata No 26 in A major (and the band admit it) - having heard both pieces, I think it only broadly similar.

Indeed ... still, the similarity with your hymn anthem is there. Any idea what band members (or writer/composer) said about

  that part ?

thanks

Well, you know the original version of anthem far better than I do, my experience is mostly based on Queen's rendition :-) which, even rocky, isn't that much similar, OK.

There is a fleeting similarity on occasions. It's like it might become the national anthem but it doesn't. It's the correct notes but in the wrong order.

you might be interested in this song
if you like storys about trees this migh be of your interest, a deep tree story rooted in roots




also this song which to me represent an early attmpt at doom rock/metal, or atleast i think it is doomy metalish



the midle section of this song is massive