5 Nov 2015

Anthems 101

From Sounds Patriotic, 4:00 pm on 5 November 2015

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Can we be moved by the national anthems of other countries? The New Zealand School of Music's Associate Professor Samantha Owens lays out the powerful devices for rousing national songs, and we hear from Italian pianist, Flavio Villani who describes his nation's unique patriotic musical history.

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