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An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of liturgical music. In this sense, its use began in English-speaking churches; it uses English language words, in contrast to the originally Roman Catholic 'motet' which sets a Latin text.
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- Etymology
- History
- Notable composers of liturgical anthems: historic context
- Types
- National anthem
- Flag anthem
- Sports anthem
- Corporate anthem
- Shared anthems
- For parts of states
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- India
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Soviet Union
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Yugoslavia
- International organizations
- Global anthem
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of liturgical music. In this sense, its use began in English-speaking churches; it uses English language words, in contrast to the originally Roman Catholic 'motet' which sets a Latin text.
==Etymology== Anthem is derived from the Greek (antíphōna) via Old English . Both words originally referred to antiphons, a call-and-response style of the singing. The adjectival form is "anthemic".