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The "National Anthem of Peru", [a] also known as the "National March of Peru" [b] and "We Are Free", [c] was adopted in 1821. The music was composed by José Bernardo Alcedo, and the lyrics were written by José de la Torre Ugarte .
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Since then, it has been estimated that, around the world, more than 4,000 versions of the melody have been produced, along with 300 sets of lyrics. In 2004, Peru declared this song to be a part of its national cultural heritage. [1] This song is now considered the second national anthem of Peru. [2]
After the renewal of the oath, the National Anthem of Peru is played. [4] The Monument to Francisco Bolognesi in the Plaza Bolognesi, in Lima, where Flag Day is celebrated annually on 7 June. The main ceremony takes place in the Plaza Bolognesi of Lima. Despite this, the swearing of the oath is celebrated in various other parts of Lima and ...
The program featured the National Anthem of Peru, plus works by Beethoven, Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Ravel, and Wagner. The first director of the orchestra was the viennese conductor Theo Buchwald, who remained in that position until his death in 1960.
Peruvian music is an amalgamation of sounds and styles drawing on Peru's Andean, Spanish, and African roots. Andean influences can perhaps be best heard in wind instruments and the shape of the melodies, while the African influences can be heard in the rhythm and percussion instruments, and European influences can be heard in the harmonies and stringed instruments.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
The National University of Music (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Música; UNM), known as the National Conservatory of Music (Spanish: Conservatorio Nacional de Música) from 1946 to 2017 and as the National Academy of Music (Spanish: Academia Nacional de Música) before that, is a public university in Lima, Peru.