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52-468: The anthem for a person, office or rank is music played on formal or ceremonial occasions in the presence of the person, office-holder, or rank-holder, especially by a military band . The head of state in many countries is honored with a prescribed piece of music; in some countries the national anthem serves this purpose, while others have a separate royal , presidential , or, historically, imperial anthem . Other officials may also have anthems, such as

104-563: A call-and-response style of the singing. The adjectival form is "anthemic". Anthems were originally a form of liturgical music . In the Church of England , the rubric appoints them to follow the third collect at morning and evening prayer. Several anthems are included in the British coronation service . The words are selected from Holy Scripture or in some cases from the Liturgy and

156-735: A Crown dependency, uses "God Save the King" as a Royal anthem, but also has its own local anthem, "O Land of Our Birth" (Manx: " O Halloo Nyn Ghooie "). Although the United States has " The Star-Spangled Banner " as its official national anthem, all except two of its constituent states and territories also have their own regional anthem (referred to by most US states as a " state song "), along with Washington, DC . The two exceptions are New Jersey , which has never had an official state song, and Maryland , which rescinded " Maryland, My Maryland " in 2021 due to its racist language and has yet to adopt

208-693: A Nossa Pátria Bem Amada " is the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau and was also the national anthem of Cape Verde until 1996. " Oben am jungen Rhein ", the national anthem of Liechtenstein , is set to the tune of "God Save the King/Queen". Other anthems that have used the same melody include " Heil dir im Siegerkranz " (Germany), " Kongesangen " (Norway), " My Country, 'Tis of Thee " (United States), " Rufst du, mein Vaterland " (Switzerland), " E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua " (Hawaiʻi), and " The Prayer of Russians ". The Estonian anthem " Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm "

260-628: A conservative style. Major composers have usually written anthems in response to commissions and for special occasions: for instance Edward Elgar 's 1912 "Great is the Lord" and 1914 "Give unto the Lord" (both with orchestral accompaniment); Benjamin Britten 's 1943 " Rejoice in the Lamb " (a modern example of a multi-movement anthem, today heard mainly as a concert piece); and, on a much smaller scale, Ralph Vaughan Williams 's 1952 "O Taste and See" written for

312-785: A dominion and colony of the UK, the " Ode to Newfoundland ". It was the only Canadian province with its own anthem until 2010, when Prince Edward Island adopted the 1908 song " The Island Hymn " as its provincial anthem. Czechoslovakia had a national anthem composed of two parts, the Czech anthem followed by one verse of the Slovak one . After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia , the Czech Republic adopted its own regional anthem as its national one, whereas Slovakia did so with slightly changed lyrics and an additional stanza. In Germany , many of

364-476: A major part of the English Reformation due to the use of the vernacular . In addition to this, the use of soloists allowed the text to be expressed more clearly. For the choirmaster they were useful too: the choir only had to learn a small part of the anthem, leaving the hardest passages to a soloist to learn on their own, reducing rehearsal time. Verse anthems developed and were very popular during

416-510: A normal song (although certain sections may be repeated when marked). An example of an anthem with multiple meter shifts, fuguing, and repeated sections is "Claremont", or "Vital Spark of Heav'nly Flame". Another well known example is William Billing 's "Easter Anthem", also known as "The Lord Is Risen Indeed!" after the opening lines. This anthem is still one of the more popular songs in the Sacred Harp tune book. The anthem developed as

468-649: A replacement for the Catholic "votive antiphon" commonly sung as an appendix to the main office to the Blessed Virgin Mary or other saints . During the Elizabethan period , notable anthems were composed by Thomas Tallis , William Byrd , Tye, and Farrant but they were not mentioned in the Book of Common Prayer until 1662 when the famous rubric "In quires and places where they sing here followeth

520-495: A replacement. The state songs are selected by each state legislature , and/or state governor, as a symbol (or emblem) of that particular US state. Some US states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, plus a state anthem, and a state historical song. Tennessee has the most state songs, with 12 official state songs and an official bicentennial rap . Arizona has

572-576: A separate flag anthem for such purposes. Not all countries have flag anthems. Some used them in the past but no longer do so, such as Iran, China, and South Africa. Flag anthems can be officially codified in law, or unofficially recognized by custom and convention. In some countries, the flag anthem may be just another song, and in others, it may be an official symbol of the state akin to a second national anthem, such as in Taiwan. Many pop songs are used as sports anthems , notably including Queen 's " We Are

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624-425: A song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit "Arizona", which it adopted as the alternate state anthem in 1982. Two individuals, Stephen Foster , and John Denver , have written or co-written two state songs. Foster's two state songs, " Old Folks at Home " (better known as "Swanee Ribber" or "Suwannee River"), adopted by Florida, and " My Old Kentucky Home " are among

676-474: Is based on Mazurek Dąbrowskiego , which has also been the anthem of Poland since 1926, but the Yugoslav variation is much slower and more accentuated. Between 1991 and 1994 " Deșteaptă-te, române! " was the national anthem of both Romania (which adopted it in 1990) and Moldova , but in the case of the latter it was replaced by the current Moldovan national anthem, " Limba noastră ". Between 1975 and 1977,

728-510: Is generally a patriotic musical composition that extols and praises a flag, typically one of a country, in which case it is sometimes called a national flag anthem. It is often either sung or performed during or immediately before the raising or lowering of a flag during a ceremony. Most countries use their respective national anthems or some other patriotic song for this purpose. However, some countries, particularly in South America, use

780-518: Is set to a melody composed in 1848 by Fredrik (Friedrich) Pacius which is also that of the national anthem of Finland : " Maamme " (" Vårt Land " in Swedish). It is also considered to be the ethnic anthem for the Livonian people with lyrics " Min izāmō, min sindimō " ("My Fatherland, my native land"). " Hey, Slavs " is dedicated to Slavic peoples . Its first lyrics were written in 1834 under

832-545: Is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text. In 1865, the first three stanzas and later the first two officially became the national anthem of Greece and later also that of the Republic of Cyprus . " Forged from the Love of Liberty " was composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962) and was adopted by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962. " Esta É

884-539: The Basque Country , and " Os Pinos " of Galicia , all written and sung in the local languages. The United Kingdom's national anthem is " God Save the King " but its constituent countries and Crown Dependencies also have their own equivalent songs which have varying degrees of official recognition. England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland each have anthems which are played at occasions such as sports matches and official events. The Isle of Man ,

936-596: The Länder (states) have their own anthems, some of which predate the unification of Germany in 1871. A prominent example is the Hymn of Bavaria , which also has the status of an official anthem (and thus enjoys legal protection). There are also several unofficial regional anthems, like the " Badnerlied " and the " Niedersachsenlied ". Some of the states and union territories of India have officially adopted their own state anthem for use during state government functions. All

988-605: The Middle East , Oceania , Africa , and the Caribbean use a simpler fanfare . Some countries that are devolved into multiple constituent states have their own official musical compositions for them (such as with the United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union); their constituencies' songs are sometimes referred to as national anthems even though they are not sovereign states . A flag anthem

1040-612: The Montenegrin and Serbian regions of Serbia and Montenegro adopted their own regional anthems. When the two regions both became independent sovereign states in mid-2006, their regional anthems became their national anthems. Fourteen of the fifteen constituent states of the Soviet Union had their own official song which was used at events connected to that region, and also written and sung in that region's own language. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic used

1092-599: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical), Hoagy Carmichael 's " Georgia on My Mind ", " Tennessee Waltz ", " Missouri Waltz ", and " On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away ". Many of the others are much less well-known, especially outside the state. New Jersey has no official state song, while Virginia 's previous state song, " Carry Me Back to Old Virginny ", adopted in 1940, was later rescinded in 1997 due to its racist language by

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1144-705: The Slovene one on the brink of the breakup of Yugoslavia . Before 1989, Macedonia did not officially use a regional anthem, even though one was proclaimed during the World War II by the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM). Verse anthem In religious music , the verse anthem is a type of choral music, or song , distinct from the motet or 'full' anthem (i.e. for full choir). In

1196-476: The South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and the former state anthem " Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ". For North and South Korea, the folk song Arirang is considered a shared anthem for both countries. For example, it was played when the two Koreas marched together during the 2018 Winter Olympics . " Hymn to Liberty "

1248-617: The Soviet Union . Accordingly, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, and Ukraine have banned those anthems amongst other things deemed to be symbols of fascism, socialism, communism, and the Soviet Union and its republics. In Poland , dissemination of items which are “media of fascist, communist, or other totalitarian symbolism” was criminalized in 1997. However, in 2011 the Constitutional Tribunal found this sanction to be unconstitutional. In contrast to this treatment of

1300-565: The Virginia General Assembly . In 2015, " Our Great Virginia " was made the new state song of Virginia. Iowa (" The Song of Iowa ") uses the tune from the song " O Tannenbaum " as the melody to its official state song. In Yugoslavia , each of the country's constituent states (except for Bosnia and Herzegovina ) had the right to have its own anthem, but only the Croatian one actually did so initially, later joined by

1352-431: The full choir , or both. Another way of describing an anthem is that it is a piece of music written specifically to fit a certain accompanying text, and it is often difficult to make any other text fit that same melodic arrangement. It also often changes melody and/or meter, frequently multiple times within a single song, and is sung straight through from start to finish, without repeating the melody for following verses like

1404-583: The symbolism , promotion of fascist, communist and other totalitarian ideology remains illegal. Those laws do not apply to the anthems of Russia , Belarus , Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan , and Tajikistan which used the melody with different lyrics. In Spain , the situation is similar to that in Austria and Germany. Unlike the national anthem, most of the anthems of the autonomous communities have words. All are official. Three prominent examples are " Els Segadors " of Catalonia , " Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia " of

1456-618: The vice-regal salute in several Commonwealth realms for the governor-general , governor, or lieutenant governor. Ruffles and flourishes may be played instead of, or preceding, such an anthem. Countries where the national anthem is also the royal anthem include Malaysia , and the Netherlands . Other examples include the following: Anthem Anthem is derived from the Greek ἀντίφωνα ( antíphōna ) via Old English antefn . Both words originally referred to antiphons ,

1508-424: The 'verse' anthem the music alternates between sections for a solo voice or voices (called the 'verse') and the full choir. The organ provided accompaniment in liturgical settings, but viols took the accompaniment outside of the church. In the 'verses', solo voices were expected to ornament their parts for expressive effect. The 'full choir' sections providing contrast in volume and texture. The verse anthems were

1560-415: The 19th century, Samuel Sebastian Wesley wrote anthems influenced by contemporary oratorio which stretch to several movements and last twenty minutes or longer. Later in the century, Charles Villiers Stanford used symphonic techniques to produce a more concise and unified structure. Many anthems have been written since then, generally by specialists in organ music rather than composers , and often in

1612-627: The Anthem" first appears. Early anthems tended to be simple and homophonic in texture, so that the words could be clearly heard. During the 17th century, notable anthems were composed by Orlando Gibbons , Henry Purcell , and John Blow , with the verse anthem becoming the dominant musical form of the Restoration . In the 18th century, famed anthems were composed by Croft, Boyce, James Kent , James Nares , Benjamin Cooke , and Samuel Arnold . In

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1664-647: The Champions " and " We Will Rock You ", and some sporting events have their own anthems, most notably including UEFA Champions League . Although anthems are used to distinguish states and territories, there are instances of shared anthems. " Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika " became a pan-African liberation anthem and was later adopted as the national anthem of five countries in Africa including Zambia , Tanzania , Namibia and Zimbabwe after independence. Zimbabwe and Namibia have since adopted new national anthems. Since 1997,

1716-640: The Soviet Union ", was used until its dissolution in 1991, and was given new words and adopted by the Russian Federation in 2000 to replace an instrumental national anthem that had been introduced in 1990. " Bro Gozh ma Zadoù ", the regional anthem of Brittany and, " Bro Goth Agan Tasow ", the Cornish regional anthem, are sung to the same tune as that of the Welsh regional anthem " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ", with similar words. Some countries, such as

1768-624: The Soviet Union's national anthem as its regional anthem (" The Internationale " from 1917 to 1944 and the " National Anthem of the Soviet Union " from 1944 to 1990) until 1990, the last of the Soviet constituent states to do so. After the Soviet Union disbanded in the early 1990s, some of its former constituent states, now sovereign nations in their own right, retained the melodies of their old Soviet-era regional anthems until replacing them or, in some cases, still use them today. Unlike most national anthems, few of which were composed by renowned composers,

1820-497: The Soviet Union's various regional anthems were composed by some of the best Soviet composers, including world-renowned Gustav Ernesaks (Estonia), Aram Khachaturian (Armenia), Otar Taktakishvili (Georgia), and Uzeyir Hajibeyov (Azerbaijan). The lyrics present great similarities, all having mentions to Vladimir Lenin (and most, in their initial versions, to Joseph Stalin , the Armenian and Uzbek anthems being exceptions), to

1872-686: The Year 2000 ", and Toto 's "Child's Anthem". A national anthem (also state anthem, national hymn, national song, etc.) is generally a patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, and struggles of a country 's people, recognized either by that state's government as the official national song , or by convention through use by the people. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. The countries of Latin America , Central Asia , and Europe tend towards more ornate and operatic pieces, while those in

1924-784: The best-known songs in the US On March 12, 2007, the Colorado Senate passed a resolution to make Denver's trademark 1972 hit " Rocky Mountain High " one of the state's two official state songs, sharing duties with its predecessor, "Where the Columbines Grow". On March 7, 2014, the West Virginia Legislature approved a resolution to make Denver's " Take Me Home, Country Roads " one of four official state songs of West Virginia. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed

1976-709: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . With the relaxation of the rule, in England at least, that anthems should only be in English, the repertoire has been greatly enhanced by the addition of many works from the Latin repertoire. The word "anthem" is commonly used to describe any celebratory song or composition for a distinct group, as in national anthems . Further, some songs are artistically styled as anthems, whether or not they are used as such, including Marilyn Manson 's " Irresponsible Hate Anthem ", Silverchair 's " Anthem for

2028-509: The early 17th to the middle of the 18th centuries. At the Restoration of Charles II enthusiasm for the older ' motet ' style of anthem returned, but composers continued to write verse anthems, sometimes on a grand scale, particularly for the Chapel Royal . Notable composers of verse anthems include William Byrd , Orlando Gibbons , Thomas Weelkes , Thomas Tomkins , John Bull and Pelham Humfrey . The "Star Anthem" by John Bull

2080-552: The former Soviet Union , Spain , and the United Kingdom , among others, are held to be unions of several "nations" by various definitions. Each of the different "nations" may have their own anthem and these songs may or may not be officially recognized; these compositions are typically referred to as regional anthems though may be known by other names as well (e.g. "state songs" in the United States ). In Austria ,

2132-578: The guiding role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , and to the brotherhood of the Soviet peoples, including a specific reference to the friendship of the Russian people (the Estonian, Georgian and Karelo-Finnish anthems were apparently an exception to this last rule). Some of the Soviet regional anthems' melodies can be sung in the Soviet Union anthem lyrics (Ukrainian and Belarus are

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2184-444: The individual states of Malaysia have their own anthems. In Mexico , after the national anthem was established in 1854, most of the states of the federation adopted their own regional anthems, which often emphasize heroes, virtues or particular landscapes. In particular, the regional anthem of Zacatecas , the " Marcha de Zacatecas ", is one of the more well-known of Mexico's various regional anthems. In 2004 and 2005 respectively,

2236-434: The most fitted in this case). Most of these regional anthems were replaced with new national ones during or after the dissolution of the Soviet Union ; Belarus , Kazakhstan (until 2006), Tajikistan , Turkmenistan (until 1997), and Uzbekistan kept the melodies, but with different lyrics. Russia itself had abandoned the Soviet hymn, replacing it with a tune by Glinka . However, with Vladimir Putin coming to power,

2288-478: The music is generally more elaborate and varied than that of psalm or hymn tunes . Being written for a trained choir rather than the congregation, the Anglican anthem is analogous to the motet of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches but represents an essentially English musical form . Anthems may be described as " verse ", "full", or "full with verse", depending on whether they are intended for soloists ,

2340-442: The national anthem of Romania " E scris pe tricolor Unire " shared the same melody as the national anthem of Albania " Himni i Flamurit ", which is the melody of a Romanian patriotic song " Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire ". The modern national anthem of Germany , " Das Lied der Deutschen ", uses the same tune as the 19th- and early 20th-century Austro-Hungarian imperial anthem " Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser ". The " Hymn of

2392-404: The old Soviet tune was restored, with new lyrics written to it. Like the hammer and sickle and red star , the public performance of the anthems of the Soviet Union's various regional anthems the national anthem of the Soviet Union itself are considered as occupation symbols as well as symbols of totalitarianism and state terror by several countries formerly either members of or occupied by

2444-706: The original tenor . Henry Purcell composed several examples, usually for special occasions like the composition of his odes. For example, The Way of God is an Undefiled Way , apparently a Psalm setting, was to be sung by the famed bass soloist, the Reverend John Gostling , to celebrate King William III 's safe and successful return from campaigning in Flanders. The larger anthems are often referred to as symphony anthems as they include, in addition to sections for 'verse' and 'full choir', passages for string instruments and organ alone, e.g. "O sing unto

2496-518: The resolution into law on March 8, 2014. Additionally, Woody Guthrie wrote or co-wrote two state folk songs – Roll On, Columbia, Roll On and Oklahoma Hills – but they have separate status from the official state songs of Washington and Oklahoma, respectively. Other well-known state songs include " Yankee Doodle ", " You Are My Sunshine ", " Rocky Top ", and " Home on the Range "; a number of others are popular standards, including " Oklahoma " (from

2548-602: The situation is similar to that in Germany. The regional anthem of Upper Austria , the "Hoamatgsang" (English: "Chant of the Homeland" ), is notable as the only (official) German-language anthem written – and sung – entirely in dialect. In Belgium , Wallonia uses " Le Chant des Wallons " and Flanders uses " De Vlaamse Leeuw ". Most of the Brazilian states have official anthems. Minas Gerais uses an adapted version of

2600-646: The title "Hey, Slovaks" ("Hej, Slováci") by Samuel Tomášik and it has since served as the ethnic anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, the organizational anthem of the Sokol physical education and political movement, the national anthem of Yugoslavia and the transitional anthem of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro . The song is also considered to be the second, unofficial anthem of the Slovaks. Its melody

2652-531: The traditional Italian song "Vieni sul mar" as its unofficial anthem. During the Vargas Era (1937–1945) all regional symbols including anthems were banned, but they were legalized again by the Eurico Gaspar Dutra government. The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador , having been the independent Dominion of Newfoundland before 1949, also has its own regional anthem from its days as

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2704-561: Was the most popular Jacobean verse anthem, occurring in more contemporary sources than any other. Of the Jacobean anthems, the best-known in the 21st century is This is the Record of John written by Orlando Gibbons for a visit of Archbishop Laud to his alma mater St. John's College Oxford. Verse anthems have been frequently transposed to suit modern English cathedral choir voices, so Record of John exists as an alto solo as well as

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