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The " Hymn to Liberty ", or " Hymn to Freedom " ( Greek: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν, [ a] also Ὕμνος πρὸς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν ), [ b] is a poem written by Dionysios Solomos in 1823 that consists of 158 stanzas and it is used as the national anthem of both Cyprus and Greece. It was set to music by ...
Marines' Hymn. The " Marines' Hymn " is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. Its music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years.
The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [ 1] The medley is usually played in increasing order of precedence: [ 2] Semper Paratus.
Henry Lytton as the Major-General (1919) Drawing from 1884 children's Pirates. " I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General " (often referred to as the " Major-General's Song " or " Modern Major-General's Song ") is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan 's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. It has been called the most famous Gilbert ...
National, Patriotic, and Typical Airs of All Lands. [Remember O Thou Man] is the air on the ground of which God Save the King Is sometimes claimed for Scotland. It is in two strains of 8 bars each and has the rhythm and melody of the modern tune in the first and third bars of the second strain. But it is in minor.
The Ukrainian version 2015 100 Soldiers. Lyrics by Oleksa Nehrebets'kyi. [20] The Finnish version titled "Balladi punaisista bareteista" was released in 1966 by Kivikasvot. [21] The Norwegian version "Balladen om den grønne beret" (both Norwegian and English lyrics) is about the Garrison of Sør-Varanger (GSV). They monitor the border between ...
Taps" is a bugle call [1] sounded to signal "lights out" at the end of a military day, and during patriotic memorial ceremonies and military funerals conducted by the United States Armed Forces. [2] The official military version is played by a single bugle or trumpet, although other versions of the tune may be played in other contexts (e.g ...
The Hellenic Armed Forces ( Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized :Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force . The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense .