The German national anthem Der Deutschlandlied with words by Hoffman, has a tune by which composer?
"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"
"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"
"Haupt an Ferdinand Wolf"" (""Letters by Hoffmann von Fallersleben and Moritz Haupt to Ferdinand Wolf"", 1874); J. M. Wagner, ""Hoffmann von Fallersleben"", 1818-1868 (1869–1870), and R. von Gottschall, ""Porträts und Studien"" (""Portraits and Studies"", vol. v., 1876). 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"
"leader of the Red Army Faction. She included a version of """" on her 1974 album ""The End..."". In 2006, the Slovenian ""industrial"" band Laibach incorporated Hoffmann's lyrics in a song titled ""Germania"", on the album ""Volk"", which contains fourteen songs with adaptations of national anthems. Deutschlandlied The ""'"" (English: ""Song of Germany"", ; officially titled ""'"", or ""The Song of the Germans""), or part of it, has been the national anthem of Germany since 1922. In East Germany, the national anthem was ""Auferstanden aus Ruinen"" (""Risen from Ruins"") between 1949 and 1990. Since World War II and the fall"
"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"
"Deutsche Sinfonie Deutsche Sinfonie, Op. 50, is a composition for soloists, chorus and orchestra by Hanns Eisler. Despite the title, it is considered to be more in the style of a cantata than a symphony. Principally composed between 1935 and 1947, but not completed until 1957, it is an eleven-movement setting of poems by Bertolt Brecht, drawn mainly from Brecht's ""Songs, Poems and Choruses"" of 1934, and by Ignazio Silone, adapted by Eisler. It was premiered in its full form at the German State Opera, East Berlin, on 24 April 1959. Brecht had died in 1956. Eisler's theme was the"
"him. Fritz Grasshoff Fritz Graßhoff (9 December 1913 – 9 February 1997) was a German painter, poet and songwriter. He was known for hits sung by Lale Andersen, Freddy Quinn and Hans Albers. As a painter, he participated in important exhibitions; as a writer, he was known for his lyric volume ""Halunkenpostille"" and his autobiographical novel ""Der blaue Heinrich"". He translated poetry by the Ancient Roman Martial and the Swede Carl Michael Bellman. Many of his writings have been set to music by composers such as James Last, Norbert Schultze and Siegfried Strohbach. Graßhoff was born and spent his youth"
"Freiheit (song) ""Freiheit"", also known as ""Spaniens Himmel"" or ""Die Thälmann-Kolonne"", is a song written in 1936 by Gudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau, German anti-fascists. The song was written for the International Brigades but later became a popular standard in Germany and in American communist and folk music communities. The title translates as ""Freedom"" in English. The song was written as an anthem for the German volunteers who made up the Thälmann Battalion of the International Brigades and was originally named ""The Thaelman Column"" (""Die Thälmann-Kolonne"" or ""Spaniens Himmel"" (Spanish Skies) in German). Composer Dessau and lyricist Kabisch, husband and"
"Fritz Grasshoff Fritz Graßhoff (9 December 1913 – 9 February 1997) was a German painter, poet and songwriter. He was known for hits sung by Lale Andersen, Freddy Quinn and Hans Albers. As a painter, he participated in important exhibitions; as a writer, he was known for his lyric volume ""Halunkenpostille"" and his autobiographical novel ""Der blaue Heinrich"". He translated poetry by the Ancient Roman Martial and the Swede Carl Michael Bellman. Many of his writings have been set to music by composers such as James Last, Norbert Schultze and Siegfried Strohbach. Graßhoff was born and spent his youth in"
"with double tongue""). English translation by W.G. Thomas (1859) Elfenlied Elfenlied (German ""fairy song"") is the conventional title of a 1780 poem by Goethe, and of a later (c. 1830) poem by Eduard Mörike (and of their various respective adaptations to music). Goethe's poem was written in 1780, in a letter sent to Charlotte von Stein, without a title, but introduced by ""Die Elfen sangen"" ""the elves/fairies sang""; the title ""Elfenlied"" (and variants) were only set in editions of Goethe's collected poems (titled ""A Midnight Fairy Song"" by Thomas 1859). Goethe's poem is Romantic, invoking the image of a fairy-dance"
"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"
"Sturmlied The Sturmlied (""Storm Song"" or ""Assault Song"") was the de facto anthem of the SA until it was gradually supplanted by the Horst-Wessel-Lied. The lyrics were written by National Socialist poet Dietrich Eckart, with the second stanza being written in 1919, the third in 1921 and finally the first in 1923. The stanzas were later rearranged into the now common order. The music was composed by Hans Ganßer in 1921. The third stanza was usually excluded in the ""Sturmlied"" as it does not fit in the rhyme scheme of the first two stanzas. The phrase """"Deutschland erwache!"""" (""Germany, awaken!"")"
"Ich hab' mich ergeben ""Ich hab′ mich ergeben"" (, ), originally titled ""Gelübde"" (""Vow""), is a German patriotic song. The text was written in 1820 by Hans Ferdinand Maßmann. It was one of the unofficial national anthems of West Germany from 1949 to 1952, when the ""Deutschlandlied"" was officially reinstated. Its tune is now used in the Micronesian national anthem. The national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia, ""Patriots of Micronesia"", uses the same tune, as does the Estonian song ""Mu Isamaa armas"" (""My beloved native land"" by Martin Körber) which used to be Estonia's official flag song until"
"Ir sult sprechen willekomen Ir sult sprechen willekomen is a poem by Walther von der Vogelweide. Thematically, it does neither fully belong to the ""Minnesang"" nor to the ""Sangspruchdichtung"", but it commingles both forms. In the 19th century, the poem was rediscovered by German nationalists and even served as an inspiration for Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben and his ""Deutschlandlied"". Since 1973, it has been taken into consideration that Walther repudiated an attack by Peire Vidal, who had denigrated the Germans. The song ""Willkommen"" by German band Ougenweide (1976) is based on this poem. The original tune, however, has not been"
"in the second movement of one of his string quartets, the ""Kaiserquartett"". It was adopted as the music for the German national anthem, ""Das Deutschlandlied"", in 1922 during the time of the Weimar Republic and is still used as the German national anthem today. The tune is also used in the English-speaking world as a hymn tune, often used for the hymn ""Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken"" by John Newton. In this context, the tune is called ""Austria"", ""Austrian Hymn"", or ""Emperor's Hymn"" The tune is also used for the hymn ""Not Alone for Mighty Empire"" by William P."
"its title. The line ""Germany, Germany above all"" meant that the most important goal of 19th-century German liberal revolutionaries should be a unified Germany which would overcome loyalties to the local kingdoms, principalities, duchies and palatines (""Kleinstaaterei"") of then-fragmented Germany. The melody of the """" was written by Joseph Haydn in 1797 to provide music to the poem ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"" (""God save Franz the Emperor"") by Lorenz Leopold Haschka. The song was a birthday anthem honouring Francis II (1768–1835), Habsburg emperor, and was intended as a parallel to Great Britain's ""God Save the King"". Haydn's work is"
"tune. O Deutschland hoch in Ehren """" is a patriotic German song written by Ludwig Bauer (1832–1910) in 1859 and set to music by Henry Hugh Pierson. The song was, besides the ""Deutschlandlied"", ""Die Wacht am Rhein"" and ""Des Deutschen Vaterland"", the most popular patriotic anthem in the 19th century. In 1858, Henry Hugh Pierson, an English composer resident in Germany, had written a tune for the patriotic song ""Ye mariners of England"" by Thomas Campbell. One year later, he met Ludwig Bauer, who later married Pierson's stepdaughter Dorothea Lyser. Pierson asked Bauer to write a German text to the"
"is known to modern listeners for its later use in the German national anthem, the Deutschlandlied. The quartet consists of four movements: The first movement of the quartet is in the home key of C major, in common time, and is written in sonata form. The second movement, in G major cut time, is in strophic variation form, with the ""Emperor's Hymn"" as the theme. The third movement, in C major and A minor, is a standard minuet and trio. The fourth movement, in C minor and C major, is in sonata form. Samuel Adler has singled out this work's"
"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"
"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,"
"the accompanying bells would be unique amongst Bach's surviving output"". Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde, BWV 53 The work on an anonymous German text was likely composed for a funeral service. It has often been attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but Alfred Dürr did not include it in his 1971 book ""Die Kantaten von Johann Sebastian Bach"", based on the ""Bach-Jahrbücher"" 1955; instead, he mentions Melchior Hoffmann as the likely author (""mit Wahrscheinlichkeit""). Hoffmann has not been confirmed and the date of the first performance is unknown. The text is written by an anonymous poet. It reflects the hour of death"
"O Deutschland hoch in Ehren """" is a patriotic German song written by Ludwig Bauer (1832–1910) in 1859 and set to music by Henry Hugh Pierson. The song was, besides the ""Deutschlandlied"", ""Die Wacht am Rhein"" and ""Des Deutschen Vaterland"", the most popular patriotic anthem in the 19th century. In 1858, Henry Hugh Pierson, an English composer resident in Germany, had written a tune for the patriotic song ""Ye mariners of England"" by Thomas Campbell. One year later, he met Ludwig Bauer, who later married Pierson's stepdaughter Dorothea Lyser. Pierson asked Bauer to write a German text to the existing"
"Der Arbeitsmann ""Der Arbeitsmann"" (English: ""The workman"") is an art song for voice and piano composed by Richard Strauss in 1889, setting a poem by the German poet Richard Dehmel. The song is part of the collection """" (English: ""Five songs for high voice with piano accompaniment""). Strauss orchestrated the song in 1918. Strauss set 11 poems by the German poet Richard Dehmel over the period 1895-1901, four of them in his Opus 39 collection (""Leises Lied"", ""Befreit"" and ""Lied am meinem Sohn"" being the other Opus 39 Dehmel settings) and another the 1899 orchestral song Notturno. Dehmel was a"
"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"
"is sometimes incorrectly credited as the composer of the song. A number of English-language sources credit Edith Möller and Florenz Siegesmund with writing the words, the implication being (apparently) that they were written at the same time as the tune. However, the German sources all credit the original words to either Friedrich Sigismund, F. Sigismund, or Florenz Friedrich Sigismund and give the dates as either 1788-1857 or early 19th century. All German sources agree that the words to the popular version were adapted by Edith Möller. The Happy Wanderer ""The Happy Wanderer"" (""Der fröhliche Wanderer"" or ""Mein Vater war ein"
"by the southern German states, such as Bavaria or Württemberg. After World War I, the German Empire came to an end and ""Das Lied der Deutschen"" became the national anthem of the Weimar Republic. Heinrich Harries wrote the lyrics in 1790 in honour of King Christian VII of Denmark, and the line ""Heil, Kaiser, dir"" originally read ""Heil, Christian, dir"". In 1793, Harries' text was adapted by Balthasar Gerhard Schumacher for use in Prussia. Schumacher shortened Harries' text and replaced the word Christian with the word ""König"" (king). After the proclamation of the German Empire, the word ""König"" was replaced"
"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"
"Zagrosek; this was released in Decca Records' ""Entartete Musik"" series. Deutsche Sinfonie Deutsche Sinfonie, Op. 50, is a composition for soloists, chorus and orchestra by Hanns Eisler. Despite the title, it is considered to be more in the style of a cantata than a symphony. Principally composed between 1935 and 1947, but not completed until 1957, it is an eleven-movement setting of poems by Bertolt Brecht, drawn mainly from Brecht's ""Songs, Poems and Choruses"" of 1934, and by Ignazio Silone, adapted by Eisler. It was premiered in its full form at the German State Opera, East Berlin, on 24 April"
"Frankenlied The Frankenlied (Song of Franconia), or Lied der Franken (The Franconian's song) is the unofficial anthem of the German region of Franconia, and one of the most popular German commercium songs. It is also sung at official occasions in the districts of Lower Franconia, Middle Franconia, and Upper Franconia. The text of the hymn was written by Joseph Victor von Scheffel in 1859, the melody was composed by Valentin Eduard Becker in 1861. Scheffel originally wrote the song as a hiking song in order to capture the wanderlust literarily in 1859. Back then, the writer, who was born in"
"Elfenlied Elfenlied (German ""fairy song"") is the conventional title of a 1780 poem by Goethe, and of a later (c. 1830) poem by Eduard Mörike (and of their various respective adaptations to music). Goethe's poem was written in 1780, in a letter sent to Charlotte von Stein, without a title, but introduced by ""Die Elfen sangen"" ""the elves/fairies sang""; the title ""Elfenlied"" (and variants) were only set in editions of Goethe's collected poems (titled ""A Midnight Fairy Song"" by Thomas 1859). Goethe's poem is Romantic, invoking the image of a fairy-dance under the impression of a moonlit night. It was"
"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"
"the Allies during both World Wars for propaganda purposes. German president Theodor Heuss, upon request from chancellor Konrad Adenauer, declared the ""Lied der Deutschen"" the national anthem of the German Federal Republic in May 1952, along with the provision that only the third verse was to be sung at official occasions. The declaration was a compromise between Heuss, who wanted to retain only the third verse, and the Cabinet's wish to keep the first two verses. As a result, the ""Lied"" (implicitly in its entirety) was declared the national anthem, with the provision that the third verse would have precedence."
"Harold Faltermeyer Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. He is best known for composing the ""Axel F"" theme for the feature film ""Beverly Hills Cop"", an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the ""Top Gun"" Anthem for the feature film ""Top Gun"" and the music for the Chevy Chase ""Fletch"" feature films, ""Fletch"" and ""Fletch Lives"". The ""Beverly Hills Cop"" and ""Top Gun"" projects afforded him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special,"