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"God Save the King" (Afrikaans: God Red die Koning, God Red die Koningin when a Queen) was a co-national anthem of South Africa from 1938 until 1957, [119] when it was formally replaced by "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as the sole national anthem. [119] The latter served as a sort of de facto co-national anthem alongside the former until 1938. [119]
In April 2008, Mulholland called for the England national rugby league team to replace God Save the Queen with an English national anthem at the Rugby League World Cup to be held in Australia in autumn 2008 [9] and on 28 April he put forward another EDM in the House of Commons, noting that Scotland and Wales who were also taking part in the ...
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 ...
"Gibraltar Anthem" 1994 Peter Emberley Montserrat "Motherland" 1995 Howard Fergus George Irish Pitcairn Islands "We From Pitcairn Island" "Come Ye Blessed" Unknown (Unofficial) Unknown John Prindle Scott Saint Helena "My Saint Helena Island" 1975 Dave Mitchell Turks and Caicos Islands "This Land of Ours" Unknown Dr. Rev. Conrad Howell
The Proms began in 1895; in 1901 Elgar's newly composed 'Pomp and Circumstance' March No. 1 was introduced as an orchestral piece (a year before the words were written), conducted by Henry Wood who later recollected "little did I think then that the lovely broad melody of the trio would one day develop into our second national anthem".
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 ...
Pages in category "British patriotic songs" ... Music for the Royal Fireworks; N. National anthem of the United Kingdom; O.
First page of an 1890s edition of the sheet music Second page "Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson [1] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. [2] It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the British Army. [3]