Author: Fogteloo, Margreet & Bert Wiskie.
Title: Het Nationale Volkslied. De complete verzameling nationale hymnen van de wereld.
Description: Utrecht, 2002. 2 vols. 555,64 pp. Softcover. + audio CD. Together in orig. cardboard box.This work brings together the nearly two hundred national anthems of the world, in both the original language and in translation. They are songs that tell stories of struggle, love and loyalty to the country and people. But it is the stories behind the national anthems that are even more fascinating: the historical background against which the composition and text originated, the developments that the national anthems went through. Oppression, freedom struggles, togetherness in times of adversity, national pride and fraternal struggles were at the cradle of many of the nations as we know them today, and thus at the cradle of the world's national anthems. In the introductions to the individual national anthems, the important historical events of the last centuries pass in review: from the Eighty Years' War to the period of decolonization that followed the Second World War.The Het nationale volkslied is a unique collection of cultural-historical texts. This collection is completed by an audio CD with 25 of the most famous national folk songs and accompanying sheet music. - Dutch text.

Keywords: Music Folkmusic Muziek Volksmuziek