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Music analysis--National Anthems as expressions of nationalism.

For the lyrics and translations of national anthems, and in some cases helpful links you may use these wikipedia sites. Do not use or include wikipedia as a scholarly source for this portfolio!

Country	Name of Anthem	Year Adopted	Lyricist	Composer
Argentina	"Himno Nacional Argentino" ("Argentine National Anthem")	1813	Vicente López y Planes	Blas Parera
Bolivia	"Himno Nacional de la República de Bolivia" ("National Anthem of the Republic of Bolivia")	1851	José Ignacio de Sanjinés	Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti
France	"La Marseillaise" ("The Song of Marseille")	1795	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
l Israel	"Hatikvah" - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia		Naphtali Herz Imber,	Samuel Cohen,
Venezuela	“Gloria al Bravo Pueblo" ("Glory to the Brave People")	1881	Vicente Salias	Juan José Landaeta

Click on the title of the Anthem to go the Wikipedia site for a short background on the anthem and the words in the original language as well as in English.

Background Information:

Ref 780.3 New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians-Provides excellent background information on anthems and the music of each country.

Encyclopedia of Latin America. (Ref 918 0303) This will give you an excellent background article on the Latin American countries.

Latin America 2008 (Ref 980 L)

Bryn Mawr Library Catalog-There are several decent histories of Israel and France in the library collection.You will also find books on Venezuela, Bolivia and Argentina. Perform a subject search in the catalog to get call numbers. Look for the subject headings France--History, Israel--History, etc.

Journal articles from JSTOR and Project Muse:

Here are just a few articles. Of course, you can search for articles that discuss the countries' history in more detail too.

• Sociopolitical Control and the Structure of National Symbols: An Empirical Analysis of National Anthems
• Karen A. Cerulo Social Forces, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Sep., 1989), pp. 76-99 Published by: University of North Carolina Press

Symbols and the World System: National Anthems and Flags

• Thomas Turino Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Autumn - Winter, 2003), pp. 169-209

• Revisiting Group Attachment: Ethnic and National Identity Thomas C. Davis Political Psychology, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Mar., 1999), pp. 25-47 Published by: International Society of Political Psychology