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"La Marseillaise" [a] is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria , and was originally titled " Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin " [ b ] ("War Song for the Army of the Rhine ").
[8] [9] [10] The song was reputedly sung to the Marseillaise at Pottier's burial in November 1887. [11] Only the following year, the melody to which The Internationale is usually sung, was composed by Pierre De Geyter for the choir "La Lyre des Travailleurs" of the French Worker's Party in his hometown of Lille, and the first performed there in ...
In the First Republic of 1873 to 1874, part of the greater 1868–1874 Sexenio Democrático achieved by the overthrow of Isabella II in the Glorious Revolution, the anthem occupied a discreet position; the most popular anthems used at this time were "La Marseillaise" and the "Himno de Garibaldi". However, by the time of the Second Republic of ...
This Hymn incorporates "God Save the King", "La Marseillaise", and "Il Canto degli Italiani". It was the first collaboration between the composer and Arrigo Boito , who, much later, would revise the libretto of Simon Boccanegra and write the original libretti of Otello and Falstaff .
The Marcha Real (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾtʃa reˈal]; lit. ' Royal March ') is the national anthem of Spain.It is one of only four national anthems in the world – along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino and Kosovo – that have no official lyrics. [2]
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle [a] (French: [klod ʒozɛf ʁuʒɛ d(ə) lil]; 10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.Isle is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.
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The actual lyrics and words were adopted towards 1870: ... La Marseillaise; Lili Marleen; ... Spanish Military Bands ...