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And do not forget the power of the music. Nice read below: Why La Marseillaise is the only song that matters right now The French national anthem is the great
by neves 9y ago
And do not forget the power of the music. Nice read below:
Why La Marseillaise is the only song that matters right now
The French national anthem is the greatest anthem there is, and its history will likely only increase your admiration for it, writes Alex Marshall.
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151117-why-la-marseillaise-is-the-only-song-that-matters-right-now http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151117-why-la-marseillais...
- toomanybeersies 9y agoI think that one of the reasons that La Marseillaise is so rousing is because of its tempo. Most national anthems have a comparatively glacial tempo, whereas La Marseillaise is generally played at ~120 BPM, a marching tempo. Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem, is similar.
- f_allwein 9y agoI remember reading that the Germans were supposed to sing the Horst Wessel Lied, Nazi Germany’s unofficial anthem, but in that case, the studio would have had to pay royalties to the Nazis. So instead they chose Die Wacht am Rhein, which is apparently royalty free...