1 shares Every country has three main symbols which are the State Emblem, the National Flag, and the National Anthem. An anthem is an ancient Greek word which comes from the verb “sing” and “glorify”. “Glorify” means “to make public” and “to honour the memory”. An anthem differs from other songs by that it’s written in a definite, stated for many years form.
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The first melodies and songs similar to the National Anthem began to appear in Russia in XVIII century. “Preobrazhenskiy March” was created by unknown composer in the epoch of Peter the Great. It was often played at the different ceremonies. Although it wasn’t essentially the National Anthem, foreigners associated it with Russia.
In the epoch of Katherine II the polonaise “Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble!” (“Grom pobedy, razdavaysya!”) was written. It was performed for the first time at the celebrations dedicated to taking fortress Izmail in Petersburg in 1791. It made a big impression on the audience. It had been played at the most important moments of state ceremonies since then. It was called “The Russian triumphant hymn”. “The glory of our God in Zion” can be called the first Russian National Anthem. The Emperor Pavel I ordered to make it up for ceremonies of all levels.
The Emperor was supposed to be at them. The Emperor’s appearance meant that there were state occasions and the solemn music preceded them.
On Monday, President Donald Trump made headlines after he appeared to fumble through singing the national anthem at the NCAA Football Championship game in Atlanta. After a video of the incident went viral, response online manifested in a combination of bemusement and anger. Within a day, at least one parody making fun of began to circulate.
On Tuesday, the producer behind the account ran a spoof analysis of what Trump might have been singing when he was supposed to be singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' 'Beautiful Tanya / your little feet were so thin,' were among some of the suggested potential lyrics sung by the president; 'Oh Donna's a sugar packet / Banana whiff' followed. On Monday, many Twitter users were quick to question to the song, as he is seen on video with his mouth closed during some lines, but clearly articulating others. Questions about whether Trump knows the lyrics by heart were compounded by his history for heavily politicizing the anthem. Poezi dashurie te dua. Trump has previously said that for the song before games should be fired from their league; Twitter was quick to point out this potential double standard.