La Marseillaise
national anthem of France
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Summary
La Marseillaise is a national anthem[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of national anthem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,951 views/month, #2 of 447).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Instance of: musical work/composition[4]
- Composer: Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle[5]
- Genre: march[6], song[7]
- Named after: Marseille[8]
- Place of publication: Strasbourg[9]
- Commons category: La Marseillaise[10]
- Language of work or name: French[11]
- Country of origin: France[12], French First Republic[13]
- Inception: April 25, 1792[14]
- Publication date: 1792[15]
- Lyricist: Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle[16]
- Tonality: G major[17]
- Official website: https://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/la-marseillaise-de-rouget-de-lisle[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Marseillaise[19]
- Main subject: defence of the State[20]
- Commons gallery: La Marseillaise[21]
- Applies to jurisdiction: France[22]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Die Marseillaise von einem Deutschen componirt[28], The American Cyclopædia[29], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[30], New International Encyclopedia[31], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[32], Meyer’s Universum, Zwölfter Band[33]
- Present in work: All You Need Is Love[34], Luck of Lucien[35]
- Title: La Marseillaise[36]
- First line: Allons enfants de la Patrie[37]
- Ambitus: ninth[38]
- Derivative work: Au tombeau de Laïs[39]
- Copyright status: public domain[40]
Why It Matters
La Marseillaise has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]