Three Italian National Marches and Anthems (1831-1858)

Three Italian National Marches and Anthems from Italy (1831-1858) Please support my channel on https://Ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans 1. Fanfara e Marcia Reale (1831) by Giuseppe Gabetti (1796-1862) (0:00) Dedication: Charles Albert of Sardinia Rare 1933 recording unknown band. 2. Inno di Garibaldi (1858) by Alessio Olivieri (1830-1867) (2:36) Librettist: Luigi Mercantini (1821-1872) Banda e Coro della Brianza 3. Fratelli d’Italia (1847) by Michele Novaro (1818-1885) (5:20) Librettist: Goffredo Mameli (1827–1849) 1. The "Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza" ("Royal March of Ordinance"), or "Fanfara Reale" "Royal Fanfare"), was the official national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1861 and 1946. It was composed in 1831 by Giuseppe Gabetti to the order of Charles Albert of Sardinia as the hymn of the royal House of Savoy, along with the Sardinian national anthem. It remained a famous, recognizable and cherished symbol of Italy throughout the history of the monarchy. In September 1943, the future king of Italy Umberto II chose the patriotic song "La Leggenda del Piave" as the new national anthem, replacing the "Marcia Reale". It remained the official anthem of Italy until June 1944; when Rome was liberated and the government and the King returned to the capital, the Marcia Reale was in fact reintroduced as a national anthem and remained both after the appointment of Crown Prince Umberto of Savoy as Lieutenant General of the Realm and after his ascension to Kingship. After the 1946 Italian institutional referendum, the newly established Italian Republic selected "Il Canto degli Italiani" in its stead as national anthem. 2. The Inno di Garibaldi is a 1858 Italian patriotic hymn written by Luigi Mercantini to music by Alessio Olivieri, commissioned by Giuseppe Garibaldi for his volunteer corps, and it became one of the most celebrated songs of the Risorgimento. It became the battle song of the Cacciatori delle Alpi and a rallying anthem during the 1860 campaigns It was popular among Italian emigrants and often sung as an alternative to the national anthem. It also gained renewed prominence in WWI and during the Fascist era, when it was one of the few Risorgimento songs not banned. 3. "Il Canto degli italiani"[a] is a patriotic song written by Goffredo Mameli and set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, currently used as the national anthem of Italy. It is known among Italians as the "Inno di Mameli"[b]—after the author of the lyrics—or as "Fratelli d'Italia"[c]—from the song's opening line. The piece, in 4/4 time signature and B-flat major key, has six strophes, and a refrain sung after each. The sixth group of verses, almost never performed, recalls the text of the first strophe. The song was popular during the unification of Italy and the following decades. However, after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, the republican and Jacobin connotations of "Fratelli d'Italia" were difficult to reconcile with the new state's monarchic constitution. The kingdom instead chose "Marcia Reale"—the House of Savoy's official anthem—composed by order of King Charles Albert of Sardinia in 1831. After World War II, Italy became a republic. On 12 October 1946, it chose "Il Canto degli italiani" as a provisional national anthem. The song would retain this role as de facto anthem of the Italian Republic, and after many unsuccessful attempts, gained de jure status on 4 December 2017.