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"God Save the Tsar!" (Russian: Боже, Царя храни!, IPA: [ˈboʐɨ tsɐˈrʲa xrɐˈnʲi]) was the national anthem of the Russian Empire. The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833 and was first performed on 18 December 1833. It was composed by violinist Alexei Lvov, with lyrics written by the court poet Vasily Zhukovsky.
The lyrics were written by Vasily Zhukovsky, and the music of the British anthem "God Save the King" was used. In 1833, "The Prayer of Russians" was replaced with " God Save the Tsar ". The two songs both have identical incipits : «Боже, царя храни».
Johan Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) wrote Variations on God Save the King in D major, Op. 10 and quoted the tune briefly in his Freudenfest-Ouverture in D major, S 148. Jan Ladislav Dussek wrote a set of theme with 5 variations for piano on God Save the King. [128] Adolphe Blanc wrote a set of variations for piano six hands on this theme. [129]
Probably his best-known original poem is the patriotic ode "A Bard in the Camp of the Russian Warriors", which he wrote to boost the morale of Russian troops during his service on Kutuzov's general staff. He also composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Imperial Russia, "God Save the Tsar!"
The first official rendition of God Save the King will be sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service for the Queen. The lyrics to the national anthem will change from “Queen ...
Stanley was born on September 25, 1932 in Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in the midst of the Great Depression. [5] His parents were Charles Frazier "Charlie" Stanley, Sr. (April 27, 1904 – June 18, 1933) and Rebecca Susan Hall (nee Hardy, formerly Stanley; October 10, 1908 – November 29, 1992).
The first official rendition of God Save The King has been sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service for the Queen. The lyrics to the national anthem have changed from ...
The "Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar", [a] also known as "God Save the Tsar", [b] was the royal anthem of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1908 to 1944. The original music was written by Emil von Sauer. [1] Later the composition by Emanuil Manolov was adopted, and the lyrics were written by Major General Georgi Agura.