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A national anthem is a generally Patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a country's Government as the official national song, or by Convention through use by the people. Anthems rose to prominence in Europe during the nineteenth century; the oldest national anthem is "'', the national anthem of the United Kingdom , was first performed in 1745 under the title "God Save the King". Spain 's national anthem, the " Marcha Real " (The Royal March), dates from 1770 . La Marseillaise , the French anthem, was written in 1792 and adopted in 1795 . During the rise of the Nation-state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, most remaining nations adopted an anthem upon attaining nationhood. Because of European colonial influence, many were influenced in a similar way to adopt a national anthem, and thus several anthems outside Europe are in the European style. Only a handful of non-European countries have anthems rooted in indigenous traditions, including India , China , Japan , Costa Rica , Iran , Sri Lanka , and Myanmar . An anthem can become a country's national anthem by a provision in the country's constitution, by a law enacted by its legislature or simply by tradition. The majority of national anthems are either Marches or Hymn s in style. The countries of Latin America tend towards more Opera tic pieces, while a handful of countries use a simple Fanfare . National anthems are usually either in the most common language of the country, whether replaced the original words with words considered fascist, which were dropped after his death. COMPOSERS Among the very few countries with a national anthem written by a renowned composer are:
Several national anthems were written by little-known or unknown composers:
LYRICS A few anthems have been composed by Nobel Prize winners. India and Bangladesh adopted two songs written by the Nobel Prize winner and noted poet/author Rabindranath Tagore as their national anthems, Jana Gana Mana and Amar Shonar Bangla , respectively. Nobel prize winner Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson wrote the lyrics for the Norwegian national anthem Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet . Some national anthems have no official lyrics at all, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, and San Marino.Associated Press Spain's national anthem to get words . Written by Harold Heckle. Published June 26, 2007. USAGE National anthems are used in a wide array of contexts. They are played on national holidays and festivals, and have also come to be closely connected with sporting events. During sporting competitions, such as the Olympic Games , the national anthem of the gold medal winner is played at each medal ceremony. National anthems are also played before games in many sports leagues. The use of a national anthem outside of its country, however, is dependent on the international recognition of that country. Thus, entities such as Taiwan which is Not Recognized by the Olympics as a separate nation but must compete as Chinese Taipei , its National Banner Song is used instead of its National Anthem . Yomiuri Shimbun Foul cried over Taiwan anthem at hoop tourney . Published August 6, 2007 In some countries, the national anthem is played to students each day at the start of school as an exercise in patriotism. In other countries the anthem may be played in a Theatre before a Play or in a Cinema before a Movie . Many radio and Television Station s have adopted this and play the national anthem when they Sign On in the morning and again when they Sign Off at night. Nations in the cultural sense or subnational units may also have Royal Anthem s, Presidential Anthem s, State Anthem s, or anthems for officially recognized constitutive parts of federal or confederal states. These may be better described as "regional anthems", as in the case of the regions of Belgium. Multinational countries such as the United Kingdom and Denmark compete in sporting events with multiple teams, such as England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland Soccer teams for the former and a distinct Faroe Island side in addition to the national team in the case of the latter. This poses problems with the tradition of pre-match anthems, since neither England nor mainland Denmark have regional anthems and use the national anthems, God Save The Queen and Der Er Et Yndigt Land respectively. Larger entities also sometimes have anthems. There are a handful of multinational or international anthems. and the African Union African Union AU Symbols . also have unofficial anthems. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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