"a world-renowned composer. Exceptions include Germany, whose anthem ""Das Lied der Deutschen"" uses a melody written by Joseph Haydn, and Austria, whose national anthem ""Land der Berge, Land am Strome"" is sometimes credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The ""Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic"" was composed by Aram Khachaturian. The music of the ""Pontifical Anthem"", anthem of the Vatican City, was composed in 1869 by Charles Gounod, for the golden jubilee of Pope Pius IX's priestly ordination. The committee charged with choosing a national anthem for Malaysia at independence decided to invite selected composers of international repute to submit"
"federal anthem of the Austrian Republic). Land der Berge, Land am Strome ""Land der Berge, Land am Strome"" (; Land of mountains, land by the river [Danube]) is the national anthem of Austria. Nineteen days before his death on 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the ""Freimaurerkantate"", K. 623. In parts of the printed edition of this cantata there appeared the song K. 623a """" (""Let us with joined hands""). To this melody the Austrian national anthem is sung. Today, Mozart's authorship is regarded as dubious and the song is attributed to (1753–1818). The lyrics"
"Land der Berge, Land am Strome ""Land der Berge, Land am Strome"" (; Land of mountains, land by the river [Danube]) is the national anthem of Austria. Nineteen days before his death on 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the ""Freimaurerkantate"", K. 623. In parts of the printed edition of this cantata there appeared the song K. 623a """" (""Let us with joined hands""). To this melody the Austrian national anthem is sung. Today, Mozart's authorship is regarded as dubious and the song is attributed to (1753–1818). The lyrics were written by Paula von Preradović,"
"Hanns Eisler Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was an Austrian composer (his father was Austrian, and Eisler fought in a Hungarian regiment in World War I). He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The Hochschule für Musik ""Hanns Eisler"" is named after him. Johannes Eisler was born in Leipzig in Saxony, the son of Rudolf Eisler, a professor of philosophy, and Marie Ida Fischer. His father was Jewish and his mother was Lutheran. In 1901,"
"Sei gesegnet ohne Ende ""Sei gesegnet ohne Ende"" (; English translation: ""Be Blessed Without End""), also known as the ″Kernstock-Hymne″, is a German language song that was the national anthem of Austria from 1929 until 1938. Written by Ottokar Kernstock, it was sung to the famous tune of ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"" by Joseph Haydn that is also used for the ""Deutschlandlied"", since 1922 the national anthem of Germany. The first but unofficial anthem of the First Austrian Republic was ""Deutschösterreich, du herrliches Land"" (""German-Austria, you Glorious Land""). Written in 1920 by Karl Renner and set to music by"
"Austrian National Library in Vienna: Saurau himself later wrote: I had a text fashioned by the worthy poet Haschka; and to have it set to music, I turned to our immortal compatriot Haydn, who, I felt, was the only man capable of creating something that could be placed at the side of ... ""God Save the King"". ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"" was first performed on the Emperor's birthday, 12 February 1797. It proved popular, and came to serve unofficially as Austria's first national anthem. As elsewhere in Haydn's music, it has been conjectured that Haydn took part of his"
"Deutschösterreich, du herrliches Land ""Deutschösterreich, du herrliches Land"" (German for ""German Austria, you wonderful country"") was the national anthem of Austria from 1920 to 1929. Although it was used as the national anthem, it did not enjoy any official status. It is now used as the anthem of the President and the military due to its references to defend the Austrian homeland. The text was written by Chancellor Karl Renner in 1920, while the melody was composed by Wilhelm Kienzl. The Republic of German Austria was formed in 1918 as the successor to the multinational Austro-Hungarian Empire in its predominantly"
"Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser """" (, ) is a personal anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of the Austrian Empire. The lyrics were by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827), and the melody by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes called the ""Kaiserhymne"" (Emperor's Hymn). Haydn's tune has since been widely employed in other contexts: in works of classical music, in Christian hymns, in alma maters, and as the tune of the ""Deutschlandlied"", the national anthem of Germany. The sound file given to the right (played on a piano) uses the harmony Haydn employed for the"
"anthem of Austria until the Anschluss. The first stanza of the hymn's 1854 version was sung in 1989 during the funeral of Empress Zita of Austria and again in 2011 during the funeral of her son Otto von Habsburg as a tribute to the family. Long after Haydn's death, his melody was used as the tune for Hoffmann von Fallersleben's poem ""Das Lied der Deutschen"" (1841). The third stanza (""Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit""), sung to the melody, is the national anthem of Germany, the ""Deutschlandlied"". In the ordinary nomenclature of hymn tunes, the melody of ""Gott erhalte Franz den"
"Germania (Beethoven) Germania is a patriotic song by Ludwig van Beethoven written in order to celebrate the victory against Napoleon. During and after the defeat of Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation, German patriotism flourished and spurred the production of poems, plays, and songs exalting the nation. Among these German artists who contributed to the glorification of their country was Friedrich Treitschke. In 1814, he wrote a patriotic opera, ""Die gute Nachricht"", to which several Viennese composers contributed music. Beethoven composed the music for the closing song celebrating Germania, the allegory of Germany. Beethoven's own patriotic motivation is illustrated in"
"siin e atòr a un perno Zirin ment e nostri amòr; Duri chist biel Regno eterno: Salvi Dio l’Imperatòr!</poem> Translations of Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"" (""God Save Emperor Franz"") is an anthem to the Austrian Emperor Francis II, set to music by Joseph Haydn, the anthem served as the national anthem of Austria-Hungary. For full information on this anthem, see the main Wikipedia article concerning it. The German lyrics were written by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827). The anthem was translated and adapted into many of the languages that were spoken in the Empire. <poem>Tartsa"
"the newly founded Theresianum. He retired in 1824. Lorenz Leopold Haschka Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1 September 1749 – 3 August 1827) was an Austrian poet and author of the words to Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Austria's national anthem until 1918. Haschka was born and died in Vienna. In his youth, he was a member of the Society of Jesus. On the suppression of the Society (1773) he devoted himself, in secular life, to poetry, this was now to become his vocation and his means of livehood. His pupil, the wealthy Johann Baptist von Alxinger, an imitator of Christoph Martin"
"Johann Gabriel Seidl Johann Gabriel Seidl (21 June 1804 – 18 July 1875) was an Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and dramatist. He wrote the lyrics to ""Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze unsern Kaiser, unser Land!"" This was the 1854 version of the Austrian Imperial Anthem, music by Joseph Haydn (Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser). Born in Vienna, Johann Gabriel Seidl was the son of a lawyer and studied law himself. In 1829, he began to teach at a gymnasium in Celje, Slovenia. In 1840 he became curator at the Coin and Antiquities Museum (""Münz- und Antikenkabinett"") in Vienna. From 1856 until"
"Translations of Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"" (""God Save Emperor Franz"") is an anthem to the Austrian Emperor Francis II, set to music by Joseph Haydn, the anthem served as the national anthem of Austria-Hungary. For full information on this anthem, see the main Wikipedia article concerning it. The German lyrics were written by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827). The anthem was translated and adapted into many of the languages that were spoken in the Empire. <poem>Tartsa Isten, óvja Isten Királyunk s a közhazát! Erőt lelve a szent hitben Ossza bölcs parancsszavát! Hadd védnünk ős koronáját"
"this setting: Volkslied, WAB 94 The (""National hymn""), WAB 94, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1882 for a competition for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria). On 16 October 1881, the ""Deutsche Zeitung"" invited submissions for a text (for a singable national hymn). From 1,750 texts entered, Josef Winter's was awarded the first prize. On 1 January 1882 a second invitation appeared for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria), for men's choir as well as for voice and piano. Bruckner, as one of the 1,320 participants, sent a sample of both settings."
"Lorenz Leopold Haschka Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1 September 1749 – 3 August 1827) was an Austrian poet and author of the words to Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Austria's national anthem until 1918. Haschka was born and died in Vienna. In his youth, he was a member of the Society of Jesus. On the suppression of the Society (1773) he devoted himself, in secular life, to poetry, this was now to become his vocation and his means of livehood. His pupil, the wealthy Johann Baptist von Alxinger, an imitator of Christoph Martin Wieland, came to his assistance. Haschka also found"
"proposal for a new Austrian national anthem. Anton Wildgans asked Richard Strauss to set one of his poems, ""Österreichisches Lied"" (""Austrian Song""), to music. Although Strauss did so, the music to the poem did not become popular. Here are excerpts of the poem: The introduction of the ""Kernstockhymne"" actually led to chaos, as everyone sang different lyrics to the same tune, depending on their political standpoints. The school council of Vienna decreed that people should sing ""Deutschland über alles"", the Ministry of Education demanded for everyone to sing the ""Kernstockhymne"". Consequently, people sang the anthem that fitted their personal political"
"one of the few women to have written lyrics for a national anthem. On 22 October 1946, the song was declared Austria's official national anthem. On 1 January 2012, parts of the lyrics were changed to make the anthem gender-neutral. Before the World War II Anschluss, Austria's anthem was ""Sei gesegnet ohne Ende"", to the tune of Haydn's ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"", the anthem of imperial Austria since 1797. The Lied der Deutschen uses the same tune, but with different words, and was also the anthem of the Third Reich. To avoid the association, and because singing it was"
"Volkslied, WAB 94 The (""National hymn""), WAB 94, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1882 for a competition for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria). On 16 October 1881, the ""Deutsche Zeitung"" invited submissions for a text (for a singable national hymn). From 1,750 texts entered, Josef Winter's was awarded the first prize. On 1 January 1882 a second invitation appeared for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria), for men's choir as well as for voice and piano. Bruckner, as one of the 1,320 participants, sent a sample of both settings. No prize"
"a republic, this version never had official standing. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser """" (, ) is a personal anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of the Austrian Empire. The lyrics were by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827), and the melody by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes called the ""Kaiserhymne"" (Emperor's Hymn). Haydn's tune has since been widely employed in other contexts: in works of classical music, in Christian hymns, in alma maters, and as the tune of the ""Deutschlandlied"", the national anthem of Germany. The sound file given to the right (played on a"
"novel, ""Gemälde weiblicher Erziehung"" (1807). Her poem ""Ode an Gott"" (""Ode to God"") was set to music by Johann Heinrich Tobler in 1825 and was sung as the unofficial ""national anthem"" of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden at the Landsgemeinde since 1877. Caroline Rudolphi Caroline Rudolphi (also ""Karoline""; 1753–1811) was a German educationist and poet. Born to a poor family in Magdeburg and growing up in Potsdam (Margraviate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia), she was discovered by composer Johann Friedrich Reichardt, who in 1781 set to music and published a number of her poems. From 1778, Rudolphi served as"
"Ende, because the hymn was set to the same tune. The same Haydn melody is employed in the German national anthem formerly known, popularly, as ""Deutschland über alles"" — properly titled ""Das Lied der Deutschen"" or the ""Deutschlandlied"", the third verse of which is the national anthem of present-day Germany. For some people, using this particular tune for the hymn (often named in various hymnals as ""Austria"") is often controversial as, despite the fact that it dates back to the 18th century, it raises reminders of Nazi Germany. Cyril Vincent Taylor's ""Abbot's Leigh"" tune was written in response to complaints"
"hut at the Attersee, Upper Austria, and one at the Wörthersee in Carinthia. Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi"
"Franz Xaver Süssmayr Franz Xaver Süssmayr (German: ""Franz Xaver Süßmayr"" or ""Suessmayr"" in English; 1766 – September 17, 1803) was an Austrian composer and conductor. Popular in his day, he is now known primarily as the composer who completed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's unfinished Requiem. In addition, there have been performances of Süssmayr's operas at Kremsmünster, and his secular political cantata (1796), ""Der Retter in Gefahr"", SmWV 302, received its first full performance in over 200 years in June 2012 in a new edition by Mark Nabholz, conducted by Terrence Stoneberg. There are also CD recordings of his unfinished clarinet concerto"
"August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (; 2 April 179819 January 1874) was a German poet. He is best known for writing ""Das Lied der Deutschen"", its third stanza now being the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs, considered part of the Young Germany movement. Hoffmann was born in Fallersleben in Lower Saxony, then in the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The son of a merchant and mayor of his native city, he was educated at the classical schools of Helmstedt and Braunschweig, and afterwards at the universities of Göttingen and Bonn. His"
"Theorie der schönen Künste"" in four volumes. <br> Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747, Lüneburg – 10 June 1800,Schwedt) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poem ""Der Mond ist aufgegangen"" and the Christmas carol ""Ihr Kinderlein kommet"". Schulz attended St. Michaelis school in Lüneburg from 1757 to 1759 and then the Johanneum there from 1759 to 1764. In 1765, he was the student in Berlin of composer Johann Kirnberger, and then taught in Berlin himself. In 1768 Kirnberger recommended Schulz for the position of"
"Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include ""Der Rosenkavalier"", ""Elektra"", ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"" and ""Salome""; his Lieder, especially his ""Four Last Songs""; his tone poems, including ""Don Juan"", ""Death and Transfiguration"", ""Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"", ""Also sprach Zarathustra"", ""Ein Heldenleben"", ""Symphonia Domestica"", and ""An Alpine Symphony""; and other instrumental works such as ""Metamorphosen"" and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status"
"Hungarian folk forms influenced Austrian music. Vienna's status began its rise as a cultural centre in the early 16th century, and was focused around instruments, including the lute. Ludwig van Beethoven spent the better part of his life in Vienna. Austria's current national anthem, attributed to Mozart, was chosen after World War II to replace the traditional Austrian anthem by Joseph Haydn. Austrian Herbert von Karajan was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, and he was a dominant figure in European classical music"
"in his Mozart biography, summarizes many of the facts given above and concludes: ""Mozart, by modern criteria Austrian, counted himself a German composer."" Mozart's nationality This article discusses the nationality of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). The two main labels that have been used to describe Mozart's nationality are ""Austrian"" and ""German"". However, in Mozart's own time, these terms were used differently from the way they are used today, because the modern nation states of Austria and Germany did not yet exist. Any decision to label Mozart as ""Austrian"" or ""German"" (or neither) involves political boundaries, history, language, culture,"
"Selective bibliography Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include ""Der Rosenkavalier"", ""Elektra"", ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"" and ""Salome""; his Lieder, especially his ""Four Last Songs""; his tone poems, including ""Don Juan"", ""Death and Transfiguration"", ""Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"", ""Also sprach Zarathustra"", ""Ein Heldenleben"", ""Symphonia Domestica"", and ""An Alpine Symphony""; and other instrumental works such as ""Metamorphosen"" and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying"
"compositions were discussed or used, such as the fourth movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which is a musical setting of Friedrich Schiller's poem ""An die Freude"" (""Ode to Joy""). Though the black, red and gold colours of the national flag had been incorporated into Article 22 of the (West) German constitution, a national anthem was not specified. On 29 April 1952, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer asked President Theodor Heuss in a letter to accept """" as the national anthem, with only the third stanza being sung on official occasions. President Heuss agreed to this on 2 May 1952. This"
"the following letter he wrote about his participation in a charity concert for the soldiers of the preceding war: Besides ""Germania"", Beethoven also set other patriotic songs to music, for example ""Des Kriegers Abschied"" and ""Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger"". Germania (Beethoven) Germania is a patriotic song by Ludwig van Beethoven written in order to celebrate the victory against Napoleon. During and after the defeat of Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation, German patriotism flourished and spurred the production of poems, plays, and songs exalting the nation. Among these German artists who contributed to the glorification of their country was Friedrich"
"Mozart's nationality This article discusses the nationality of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). The two main labels that have been used to describe Mozart's nationality are ""Austrian"" and ""German"". However, in Mozart's own time, these terms were used differently from the way they are used today, because the modern nation states of Austria and Germany did not yet exist. Any decision to label Mozart as ""Austrian"" or ""German"" (or neither) involves political boundaries, history, language, culture, and Mozart's own views. Editors of modern encyclopedias and other reference sources differ in how they assign a label to Mozart (if any)"