National Anthem
A national anthem (also national hymn, song etc.) is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. The majority of national anthems are either marches or hymns in style. The countries of Latin America tend towards more operatic pieces, while a handful of countries use a simple fanfare.
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... national anthem at the Super Bowl ... In some recent years, the national anthem has been preceded by "America the Beautiful," and in very early years, the Pledge of Allegiance ... national anthem in history ...
... The anthem should only be played and sung to allow maximum audience participation ... It is after all our national anthem and I don't think it should be played around with ... I think it actually strangles the national anthem, which is what I think is upsetting people the most ...
... was composed by Rabindranath Tagore and had been sung at sessions of the Indian National Congress ... It took Vande Mataram's place as the official national anthem of the Provisional Government, and was sung at all meetings, including at the final ... It is sometimes considered a Hindi version of the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, though its meaning varies from the latter and it is therefore not a true translation ...
... The oldest national anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism", is the Dutch national anthem Het Wilhelmus, which was written between 1568 ... The first anthem to be officially proclaimed as such was La Marcha Real, adopted by Spain in 1770 ... Het Wilhelmus was declared the national anthem of the Netherlands in 1932 both of these anthems remain in use today ...
... While most national anthems are in the standard major scale, there are a number of notable exceptions ... The national anthem of South Africa and Il Canto degli Italiani (Italy) do not end in the same key in which they start ... The Afghan National Anthem uses parallel key modulation ...
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“Let us waive that agitated national topic, as to whether such multitudes of foreign poor should be landed on our American shores; let us waive it, with the one only thought, that if they can get here, they have God’s right to come.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)