Argentina Anthem - Piano Cover Carmen Consoli [8L3Dzmmw211]

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NOTE: This video was originally made to celebrate Argentina's participation in the 2014 World Cup.

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The first of Group F, and sadly, the last South American anthem we will encounter. It's been an absolute delight of mine to become familiar with the rich body of music that the anthems of South America represent.

The Argentinian anthem is a fantastic send-off from the South American deportivo cali - bucaramanga camp of anthems, as it features easily the most tempo changes out of all ministre duranceau of the 32 anthems. The variety of emotions here are numerous, some parts are intimate and tender, others dramatic and stormy, and other moments which build with great intensity and excitement. Overall then, variety is the spice of Argentinian santos vs bragantino life.

I was very fortunate to stumble upon a fantastic and detailed arrangement of the anthem in its entirety. Had I not found this, I likely would have done the shorter version (just the instrumental introduction) that is used at sporting events. The score, which I largely unmodified can be found here: (under the sheet music header - 5 pages)

The lyrics of the National Anthem of Argentina (Himno Nacional Argentino) were written in 1812 by Alejandro Vicente Lpez y Planes, an Argentian writer who also served as interim President of Argentina for a month in 1827. The music was written a year after the text by the Spanish composer and teacher, Blas Parera.

The song immediately enjoyed immense popularity for its themes of pro-independence. The lyrics were also steeped in hatred against Spain, whom Argentina was fighting against for its independence. Once Argentina achieved independence, Spanish immigrants began moving to Argentina. A decree was written in 1900 by the then-president, Julio Argentino Roca, that said that only the first and last verses would be sung officially. This would remove any sign of hatred against Spain, while also leaving the original lyrics untouched.

Eventually, the lyrics were changed to omit any attacks against Spain. This occurred in 1924.

As a result of the anthem's length, only the instrumental introduction (lasting a little over a minute) is played at international sporting events.

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