English: The Marseillaise | |
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National anthem of France | |
Also known as | Chant de Guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin (English: War song for the Army of the Rhine) |
Lyrics | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, 1792 |
Music | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
Adopted | 14 July 1795 |
Readopted | 1870 |
Relinquished | 1799 |
Audio sample | |
"La Marseillaise" (instrumental) |
"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").
The French National Convention adopted it as the First Republic's anthem in 1795. The song acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by volunteers from Marseille marching to the capital. The song is the first example of the "European march"[clarification needed] anthemic style. The anthem's evocative melody and lyrics have led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many pieces of classical and popular music. The italian violinist Guido Rimonda has pointed out in 2013[1] that the incipit of "Tema e variazioni in Do maggiore" of Giovanni Battista Viotti (1781)[2] has a very strong resemblance to the hymn published 11 years later.[3][4]
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Basti ricordare che "La Marsigliese" nasce da un tema con variazioni di Viotti scritto nel 1781, ben 11 anni prima della comparsa dell'inno nazionale francese ufficiale (ri-orchestrato da Berlioz con l'aggiunta delle parole da R. De Lisle). Il brano sarà presente nel secondo CD dell'integrale in uscita nel marzo 2013..
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