Some of the links below are to files containing words only (marked W), music only (marked M),
or words and Music (marked WM). Other links
are directly to music files. These are in a variety of formats:
MIDI files are basically a
series of computer commands which most WWW browsers should play with ease. They are quite
small and should download in a few seconds.
AU and WAV files tend to be very large, but should be playable with utilities that are already loaded
with most browsers and operating systems.
RA [Real Audio] files are
capable of being "streamed" over the net, although not from the server I am
using on this page (that may change). There is a slight loss in quality, but a huge gain
in speed. But even as downloadables, they are much smaller than AU and WAV files. You will
need a Real Audio player installed to play them. It is free from from the Real Audio Website.
IMPORTANT: If you cannot play these files, or do not know
how to make the programs work, DO NOT CONTACT me! Find a local computer
guru to help you.
Nationalism and Music [At this Site] W The "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", Va Pensiero, from Verdi's opera Nabucco,
1842, and The "Triumphal March" from Verdi's opera, Aïda,
1871
British Imperialistic Anthems [At this Site] WM [MIDI and RA]
Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory, God Save the Queen, The British
Grenadiers, Jerusalem, and I Vow to Thee My Country
Cultural Nationalism
One of the features of the 19th century was the effort by elite
("classical") composers to research and use the traditional music of their
"nations".
Bedrich Smetna: The Moldau,
from Ma Vlast M [MIDI [At this Site]]
National Anthems
When a country acquired sovereignity, the development of the "national
ideal" lead to the acquistion of uniform "national markers," such as flags
and "national anthems". Those here are some of the snappier ones.
Austria-Hungary,
or this
version, or another or another,
WM [MIDI]
"Kaiserlied". Music by Josef Haydn, 1797. Words Ludwig L. Haschka. The Austrian
National hymn from 1792 until 1918.
Germany,
or this
version, or another or another (best) (same tune as Austria above) (words in German [At Ingeb] WM [MIDI]
"Deutschland über Alles" or "Das Lied der Deutschen". Music by Josef
Haydn, 1797, Words by Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, 1841. The
Third Verse (in German and
English)[At Internet Archive, from superlink.net] is the current German national anthem.
Israel or here or here or here (best) WM (see Hebrew/English words [At Ingeb])
or see RealAudio: Hatikvah I or Hatikvah II [MID/RA]
"Ha-Tikvah" (The Hope). Melody by Nissan Belzer or Samuel Cohen. Words. Naftali
Herz Imber, 1856-1909. It has more than a passing ressemblance to The Moldau by
Smetna.
Tsarist Russia [At Ingeb] WM [MIDI]
God Save the Tsar. Same tune as British anthem.
The Union
of Soviet Socialist Republic M or words/music [At Ingeb] [MIDI]
"Hymm of the USSR". Music, Alexandr Vasilievich Alexandrov, (1883-1946). Words,
Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov and Garold Gabrielevich El-Reghistan.
The Internationale [At this Site] WM [MIDI/RA]
Text in English, French, German, and Castilian [plus Billy Bragg's version] with both RA
and Midi sound files of the music, and two sung versions - one a Chinese military version
and another a Turkish discobeat version!
The Internationale
[At ANU]
text in French and German, and with sound files of a pretty soppy Australian folk
version.! WM [AU]
The Red Flag [At This Site] WM [MIDI] [At this Site]
The anthem of the British Labour Party
British Songs of World War II [At this Site]
Includes:
There'll Always Be An England WM
Lili Marlene (German and English) WM
White Cliffs of Dover 1942 WM
O mio babbino caro ["O dearest Daddy"] M
When the Lights Go On Again All Over the World W
I'll be seeing you - The Ink Spots/Bing Crosby W
In the mood - Glenn Miller & his Orchestra W
A recurrent cross-cultural phenomenon of world growth and industrialization has
involved the migration of rural populations to big industrial cities. In such cities the
old issues of rural life rapidly fade before the new challenges. Repeatedly musicians and
entertainers in these complex new milieus have created new types of music - music which
draws upon the old muscial language of the regions of origin, but fuses with urban and
"pop" traditions, in order to address the new issues. Such musical innovation
and fusion has not happened with every case of migration to urban areas, but it
sufficiently common that it ought, perhaps, receive more scholarly attention than it has.
The Flower of Scotland WM [MIDI/WAV] [At this Site]
The song of modern Scottish nationalism. With words and music of other
traditional Scottish national songs.
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