Epilogue “Prima la musica, dopo le parole”: Musical Genealogy of a National Anthem
Epilogue “Prima la musica, dopo le parole”: Musical Genealogy of a National Anthem
This chapter examines the musical genealogy of the national anthem of the Soviet Union. It explains that “Internationale” was composed by Degeiter with lyrics by Eugene Pottier and was originally written in 1871 to celebrate the creation of the Second Socialist International. It also clarifies that the anthem symbolized internationalist solidarity and served as proof against any association with liturgical singing and that this musical idiom was very much in vogue as a general pattern of early Soviet popular music.
Keywords: national anthem, Soviet Union, musical geneaology, Internationale, Paul Degeiter, Eugene Pottier, Second Socialist International, international solidarity, musical idiom
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