National anthem
Song that represents a country or sovereign state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see National Anthem (disambiguation).
"State anthem" redirects here. For the songs of U.S. states, see List of U.S. state songs. "National Hymn" redirects here. For the U.S. hymn tune, see God of Our Fathers.
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation.[2] The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European nations tend towards more ornate and operatic pieces, while those in the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, and the Caribbean use a more simplistic fanfare.[3][failed verification] Some countries that are devolved into multiple constituent states have their own official musical compositions for them (such as with the United Kingdom, Russia, and the Soviet Union); their constituencies' songs are sometimes referred to as national anthems even though they are not sovereign states.
Hymn to Liberty, the anthem of Greece. It is the longest national anthem in the world with 158 stanzas, although only the first two constitute the official anthem.[1]
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