User:Illegitimate Barrister/Favorite Audio

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Favorite classical compositions

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18th century

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  • Invention 8 (1723), by J.S. Bach
  • Suite No. 3 in D major (1730), second movement.
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, first movement.
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, first movement.
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, third movement.
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, first movement.
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, third movement.
  • Goldberg Variations, Aria.
  • Goldberg Variations, Variation 4.
  • Goldberg Variations, Variation 5.
  • Goldberg Variations, Variation 7.
  • Goldberg Variations, Variation 8.
  • "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!" (1746), by George Frideric Handel.
  • Sonata in E major (1754), by Domenico Scarlatti.
  • Solfeggietto (1766), by C.P.E. Bach.
  • Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major (1787), first movement.
  • Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (1798), second movement.
  • Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (1798), third movement.

19th century

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  • Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 (1832).
  • Grande Valse Brilliante, Op. 18 (1833).
  • "Air on the G String"
  • "Allegro", Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor (1875), by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
  • "The Thunderer" (1889), by John Philip Sousa.
  • "Hands Across the Sea" (1889), by John Philip Sousa.
  • "Manhattan Beach" (1893), by John Philip Sousa.

20th century

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  • "Elite Syncopations" (1903), by Scott Joplin.
  • "Searchlight Rag" (1907), by Scott Joplin.
  • "Black and White Rag" (1908), by George Botsford.
  • "The Glory of the Yankee Navy" (1909), by John Philip Sousa.
  • "Powhatan's Daughter" (1909), by John Philip Sousa.
  • "Cloud Kisser" (1911), by Charles L. Johnson.
  • "Mando Rag" (1914), by Robert George Ingraham.
  • "12th Street Rag" (1915), by Euday L. Bowman.
  • "The Naval Reserve March" (1917), by John Philip Sousa.
  • "Magnetic Rag" (1914), by Scott Joplin.
  • "The Man of the Hour" (1924), by Henry Fillmore.

21st century

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  • "Army Strong" (2006), by Mark Isham
  • "The DHS March" (2007) by Lewis J. Buckley.

Favorite national anthems

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By continent

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Africa

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Central Africa
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Eastern Africa
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  • Djibouti
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
  • Tanzania
Northern Africa
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  • Algeria
  • Sudan
Southern Africa
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  • Eswatini
  • Namibia
    Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
Western Africa
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Americas

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North America
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  • Bahamas
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • United States
South America
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  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay

Eurasia

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Central Eurasia
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  • Afghanistan
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Turkmenistan
Eastern Eurasia
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  • China
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
    Mongolia
  • Philippines
  • Taiwan
Northeastern Eurasia
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Northern Eurasia
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  • Croatia
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Sweden
Northwestern Eurasia
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  • Iceland
  • Ireland
Southern Eurasia
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  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Pakistan
Southeastern Eurasia
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  • Burma
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
    Vietnam
Southwestern Eurasia
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  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Syria
Western Eurasia
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  • Austria
  • Hungary
  • Kosovo
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Ukraine

Oceania

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  • Australia
  • East Timor
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • New Zealand

Favorite historical national anthems

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By continent

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Africa
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Central Africa
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  • Zaire (1971–1997)
Eastern Africa
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  • Mozambique (1975–2002)
Northern Africa
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Southern Africa
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Eurasia
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Central Eurasia
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  • Afghanistan (1973–1978)
  • Afghanistan (1992–2006)
  • Georgia (1918–1921, 1990–2004)
  • Kazakhstan (1992–2006)
  • Turkmenistan (1991–1996)
  • Turkmenistan (1996–2008)
Eastern Eurasia
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  • South Korea (1945–1948)
Northern Eurasia
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  • Russia (1991–2000)
  • Soviet Union (1944–1991)
Southern Eurasia
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  • Iraq (1959–1965, 2003–2004)
  • Iraq (1981–2003)
Western Eurasia
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  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1999)
  • East Germany (1949–1990)
    East Germany (1949–1990)
  • Slovenia (1860–1989)
  • West Germany (1949–1952)
  • Yugoslavia (1977–2003)
Americas
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North America
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  • United States (1843–1931)

TV sign off/on national anthems

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Favorite songs

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By decade

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1520s

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1529
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  • "Ein feste Burg" (1529), by Martin Luther.

1770s

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1778
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  • "Chester" (1778), by William Billings.

1850s

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1851
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  • "Im schönsten Wiesengrunde" (1851), by Wilhelm Ganzhorn.

1860s

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1862
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  • "We Are Coming, Father Abraham" (1862)

1870s

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1870
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  • "Ride of the Valkyries" (1870), from Die Walküre.
1875
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  • "Toreador Song" (1875), from Carmen.

1890s

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1899
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  • "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899), by Scott Joplin.
  • "E Lucevan le Stelle" (1899), from Tosca.

1900s

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1902
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  • "The Entertainer" (1902), by Scott Joplin.
1906
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1920s

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  • "Virgin Islands March", by Sam Williams and Alton Adams
1927
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1980s

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1989
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  • "Forward with NOAA" (1989)
  • "Public Health Service March" (1989)

Analyses and trivia of national anthems

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National anthems analyses

National anthems by topic

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Commemorates historical event(s)

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  • Algeria – Algerian actions during the Algerian War of Independence
  • Argentina – Argentine actions during the Argentine War of Independence
  • China - Chinese actions during World War II
  • Netherlands – William of Orange's actions during the Dutch Revolt
  • Poland - The Polish Legions' actions in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars
  • Portugal – Portuguese response to the 1890 British Ultimatum
  • (Apartheid-era) South Africa – The Great Trek.
  • United States - U.S. defensives in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812

Commemorates language(s)

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  • Moldova - Romanian
  • Yugoslavia - Slavic

Commemorates a person

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  • Belgium – King of Belgium
  • Cambodia - King of Cambodia
  • Japan - Emperor of Japan
  • Korea (1902–1910) - Emperor of Korea
  • Nepal (1962–2006) – King of Nepal
  • Netherlands – William of Orange
  • New Zealand and United Kingdom - King of the UK
  • Oman - Sultan of Oman

National anthems by authorship

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National anthems written or composed by the same person

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  • Bangladesh and India
  • Cape Verde (until 1996) and Guinea-Bissau
  • Central African Republic and Senegal
  • Cyprus and Greece
  • Egypt, Iraq, and Libya (1971–1977)
  • Finland and Estonia (only the melody, slightly modified, is shared)
  • Korea (1902–1910) and Japan
  • Libya and Tunisia
  • Lichtenstein, United Kingdom, and New Zealand
  • South Africa (1994–1997), Zambia, and Tanzania
  • Syria and Iraq

National anthems that were composed by another nation

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  • Albania, composed by a Romanian
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998), composed by a Turk
  • Central African Republic, composed by a Frenchman
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus, composed by a Greek
  • Estonia, composed by a German
  • Finland, composed by a German
  • Guinea-Bissau, composed by a Chinese
  • Iraq (1982–2003), composed by a Lebanese
  • Iraq, composed by a Lebanese
  • Israel, derived from a Romanian song
  • Japan, composed (or arranged?) by a German
  • Korea (pre-1910), composed by a German
  • Lesotho, composed by a Swiss
  • Libya, composed by an Egyptian
  • Liechtenstein, composed by a Briton
  • Malaysia, composed by a Frenchman
  • Mexico, composed by a Spaniard
  • Micronesia, composed by a German
  • Moldova (pre-1995)
  • Morocco, composed by a Frenchman
  • New Zealand, composed by a Briton
  • Palestine, composed by an Egyptian
  • Palestine (pre-1996), composed by a Lebanese
  • Romania
  • Senegal, composed by a Frenchman
  • Serbia, composed by a Slovene
  • South Korea (pre-1948), composed by a Briton
  • Syria, composed by a Lebanese
  • Taiwan, composed by a Chinese
  • Tunisia, composed by an Egyptian
  • United States, composed by a Briton

National anthems by structure

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National anthems that are multiple songs combined

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National anthems that repeat the last few lines

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National anthems by etymology

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National anthems named after their nation's people

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  • Niger
  • Portugal
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Zaire

National anthems named after a person

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National anthems by lyrical content

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National anthems that invoke God at the start

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  • Hungary, "O God, bless the nation of Hungary..."
  • Iceland, "Oh, God of our land..."
  • New Zealand, "God of nations, at thy feet..."
  • Serbia, "God of justice..."
  • South Africa, "God bless Africa..."
  • Tanzania, "God bless Africa..."
  • United Kingdom, "God save our gracious queen..."

National anthems that mention another nation

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  • Algeria, mentions France by name (in negative context)
  • Argentina, mentions Spain indirectly (in negative context)
  • China (1912–1913), mentions the United States directly (in positive context)
  • Poland, mentions Italy and Sweden (in neutral context), mentions Russia and Germany (in negative context)
  • Portugal, directly mentions the United Kingdom (in negative context)
  • Ireland, indirectly mentions the United States (in positive context)
  • Netherlands, mentions Spain and Israel by name (in positive context)
  • Romania, directly mentions Rome (in positive context) and Barbarians (in negative context)
  • Ukraine, directly mentions the Cossacks (in positive context)
  • United States, indirectly mentions the United Kingdom (in negative context)
  • Uruguay, mentions Inca and Israel (in positive context)

National anthems that mention a race

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  • Cambodia, "Like a rock, the Khmer race is eternal."
  • New Zealand, "Men of every creed and race,"
  • Rwanda (1962–2002), "Tutsi, Twa, Hutu, with other racial elements,"
  • Serbia, "Serbian lands and Serbian race!"
  • South Vietnam, "Make its name shine, forever worthy of our race."

National anthems that mention a specific person or persons

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  • Iraq (1982–2003) - Saladin, Harun al-Rashid, and al-Muthanna ibn Haritha
  • Italy - Scipio Africanus
  • Netherlands – William of Orange, David, and King Saul
  • North Macedonia - Gotse Delchev, Pitu Guli, Dame Gruev, and Yane Sandanski
  • Poland - Stefan Czarniecki, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, and Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Romania - Trajan, Mihai Viteazul, Ștefan cel Mare, and Matthias Corvinus
  • Soviet Union - Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin

National anthems that mention their nation's flag

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Meta and miscellaneous

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National anthems that sound like other songs

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  • Albania, intro sounds like Sweden's national anthem
  • Andorra, intro sounds like France's national anthem
  • Antigua and Barbuda, start sounds like "Hail, Columbia"
  • Argentina, section near the end sounds like Australia's national anthem
  • Australia, intro sounds like Argentina's national anthem
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, intro sounds like the "Faber College Theme" from National Lampoon's Animal House
  • Cambodia, sounds like Kenyan national anthem
  • Cape Verde, intro sounds like the old South African national anthem
  • Colombia, intro sounds like the U.S. Coast Guard's song
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo, intro sounds like Ireland's national anthem
  • Georgia, intro sounds like North Korea's national anthem
  • Ghana, sounds a bit like Ivorian and Sierra Leonean national anthems
  • Iceland, sounds like "Ein feste Burg"
  • Ivory Coast, sounds like "National Spirit March"
  • Madagascar, sounds like Albania's national anthem
  • Malaysia, sounds like Albania's national anthem
  • Marshall Islands, part in middle and end sounds like Slovenia's national anthem
  • Mauritius, intro sounds like Austria's national anthem
  • Moldova, intro sounds like the former Mozambique national anthem
  • Namibia, part sounds like "Waltzing Matilda"
  • Norway, intro sounds like "Deck the Halls"
  • Philippines, intro sounds like New Zealand's national anthem
  • Portugal, intro sounds like Canada's national anthem
  • Slovenia, sounds like Australia's national anthem
  • South Sudan, sounds like Eritrea's national anthem
  • Sri Lanka, sounds like old Cambodian national anthem
  • Yugoslavia, sounds like Poland's national anthem

Nations that share the same national anthems

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  • Cape Verde (until 1996) and Guinea-Bissau
  • Cyprus and Greece
  • Egypt, Iraq, and Libya (1971–1977)
  • Finland and Estonia (only the melody, slightly modified, is shared)
  • Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom (only the melody, slightly modified, is shared)
  • Moldova (1991–1994) and Romania
  • New Zealand and the United Kingdom (New Zealand has two national anthems, and only one is shared with the UK)

Nations with two national anthems

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  • Czechoslovakia
  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa (1938–1957, 1994–1997)

National anthems that were discontinued, then brought back again

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  • Germany: "Deutschlandlied", used by Germany until 1945, then West Germany from 1952 to 1990, then Germany again from 1990 onward
  • Iraq: "Mawtini", used by Iraq in the 1950s and 1960s and then by it again from 2003 to 2004
  • Libya: "Libya, Libya, Libya", used in the 1950s and 1960s then brought back in 2011
  • Micronesia: Used by West Germany from 1949 to 1952 and by Micronesia from 1991 onward (melody only)
  • Palestine: "Mawtini", first used by Palestine until 1996 and then by Iraq from 2004 onward
  • Tunisia: "Humat al-Hima", used until 1958 then again from 1987 onward

Nations that put hand over chest during national anthem

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National anthems which are illegal to insult

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National anthems that have been criticized

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  • Afghanistan - Not inclusive enough, sacrilegious.
  • Angola - Mentions a specific political party.
  • Australia - Too boring, uses antiquated language, lyrics' British-centric point of view also alienates aboriginal peoples.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sounds like a song from a comedy film, has no lyrics.
  • France - Lyrics too violent, too long and complicated.
  • Germany - Too jingoistic and geographically inaccurate, lyrics unimaginative.
  • Iceland - Hard to sing, is overly religious thus alienating atheists.
  • Ireland - Too boring.
  • Israel - Not religious enough for the pious, explicitly mentions Jews thus alienating non-Jewish Israelis.
  • Japan - Usage originated from the period when Japan was under fascist rule.
  • New Zealand - Too boring, explicitly mentions God which alienates atheists, hard to sing, uses antiquated language.
  • Russian Federation - Mentions God thus alienating atheists, music originates from when the country was under Communist rule.
  • South Africa - Contains segments from the old apartheid-era national anthem.
  • South Korea - More focused on race-glorifying nationalism than civics and republicanism.
  • Tanzania - Lyrics viewed as sacrilegious by some religious denominations.
  • United Kingdom - Too boring, God and monarchism are explicitly mentioned thus alienating Britons who do not believe in either.
  • United States - Difficult to sing.
  • Zambia - Too chauvinistic, too similar to South Africa's which might cause confusion.
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