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The Voice of Nations European National Anthems and Their Authors

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By F. Gunther Eyck

ISBN: 0-313-29320-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29320-7

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264 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 2/28/1995

List Price: $107.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance

Series Number: 34

Reviews:

(This) accurate and well-written book....is recommended for all academic and large public libraries.
—Music Reference Services Quarterly

Description: This first in-depth study of European national anthems analyzes their evolution as indicative of the culture, characteristics, and histories of the 15 different nations. Beyond these specific features, The Voice of Nations explores common themes such as the quest for liberty, independence, patriotism, national resurrection, and self-determination. The book also probes the reasons why these anthems are still in use and addresses their relevance in the era of European integration. Professor Eyck, a European-born historian, uses primary sources hitherto unavailable in this country and examines those anthems that were created spontaneously, rather than commissioned by rulers. Anthems included belong to countries that enjoyed sovereignty for either centuries or decades before 1914. Each chapter outlines the country's situation when the poem, destined to anthem status, was created; summarizes the life and work of the author; shows how and when the poem was set to music, and why it evolved into the song that became a symbol of a particular state and its people. Students, teachers, public and research libraries, and all interested in European music, history, literature, and national culture will find this gracefully written study a fascinating one.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
The Setting
Ancien Regime Anthems
The Netherlands: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe--Philip Marnix van St. Aldegonde?
The United Kingdom: God Save the King (Queen)--Author unknown
Denmark: Kong Christian--Johannes Ewald and Der er et yndigt land--Adam G. Oehlenschläger
Resistance Anthems
France: La Marseillaise--Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Poland: Dabrowski Mazurka--Jozef Wybicki
Portugal: A Portuguesa--Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Ireland: Amhran na/bh Fiann--Peadar Kearney
Liberation Anthems
Hungary: Himnusz--Ferenc Kölcsey
Greece: Hymnos eis ten Eleutherian--Dionysios Solomos
Belgium: La Brabançonne--A. Dechet (Jenneval), C. Rogier, R. Herreman
Norway: Sang for Norway--Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Unification Anthems
Germany: Das Lied der Deutschen--August H. Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Italy: Inno di Mameli--Goffredo Mameli
Anthems of Contentment
Sweden: Du gamla, du fria--Richard Dybeck and The Hymn--Carl A.V. Strandberg
Luxembourg: Ons Hemeecht--Michel Lentz
Bibliographical Note

LC Card Number: 94-13235

LCC Class: ML3580

Dewey Class: 782.42


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