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presto agitato

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Soviert National Anthem

on: December 11, 2005, 04:14:22 PM

Did Prokofiev compose the music of the greatest Anthem?

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pianistimo

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Re: Soviert National Anthem

Reply #1 on: December 11, 2005, 05:04:28 PM

hmm. I vaguely remember the soviets voting on a national anthem or something, but I don't remember what they decided on.

Here's a few links I found with 1st page of handwritten Prokofiev anthem:

www.sprkfv.net/journal/three02/tribulation.html

www.funet.fi/pub/culture/russian/images/sovna_notes.jpg (old anthem?)

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Bob

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Re: Soviert National Anthem

Reply #2 on: December 12, 2005, 03:30:43 AM

Ask m1469. She's Russian.

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mig

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Re: Soviert National Anthem

Reply #3 on: December 12, 2005, 05:12:07 AM

The Soviet Anthem was composed by A. Alexandrov. The second of pianistimo's link is to it. Now the first one... it is indeed by Prokofiev, but it's not the official one. I'd love to see the full version of it. I'm going to ask my teacher about it, I'm sure he knows.

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Dazzer

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Re: Soviert National Anthem

Reply #4 on: December 12, 2005, 04:08:26 PM

Quote from: Bob on December 12, 2005, 03:30:43 AM

Ask m1469. She's Russian.

she is!?

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