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The "Ode to Joy" was also used as the national anthem of Rhodesia between 1974 and 1979, as "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia". [87] During the early 1990s, South Africa used an instrumental version of "Ode to Joy" in lieu of its national anthem at the time " Die Stem van Suid-Afrika " at sporting events, though it was never actually adopted as an ...
Current national anthem Date replaced Note Germany (as German Empire) Heil dir im Siegerkranz: 1871 Deutschlandlied: 1922 The same current anthem of the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein. Switzerland: Rufst du, mein Vaterland: 1840s Swiss Psalm: 1961 Namibia: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika: 1990 Namibia, Land of the Brave: 1991 The same current anthem ...
Beethoven's melody, [1] but not Schiller's text, was adopted as the "Anthem of Europe" by the Council of Europe in 1972 and later by the European Union. Rhodesia 's national anthem from 1974 until 1979, " Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia ", also used Beethoven's melody.
Keir Starmer has praised the EU’s theme tune as “hugely optimistic”, adding that it is the classical song that “sums up the Labour Party”.. The Labour leader said Beethoven’s 9th ...
"National Anthem" [2] 1992–1999 2002–2006 Daoud Farani: Ustad Qasim [note 2] Afghanistan [a] "Soroud-e-Melli" "National Anthem" 2006–2021 Abdul Bari Jahani: Babrak Wassa — Austria "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" "God Save Emperor Francis" 1797–1835 1848–1854 Lorenz Leopold Haschka: Joseph Haydn [note 3] Austria "Segen Öst'reichs ...
The Labour leader said Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, the EU’s anthem, ‘has a sense of destiny’ and is ‘very sort of Labour’ Keir Starmer praises ‘hugely optimistic’ EU theme tune - and ...
Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", a choral work they say embodies ...
The national anthem lost its legal status in December 1979, when the United Kingdom retook interim control of the country pending its internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe five months later. Rhodesia's use of the well-known Beethoven tune has since caused the playing of "Ode to Joy" to be controversial in modern-day Zimbabwe.