![]() ![]() Today’s German national anthem is still sung to Haydn’s melody and continues to incorporate the third verse of von Fallersleben’s poem. After this it was used in National Socialist Germany, albeit with a different text, namely a poem entitled Deutschlandlied written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben in 1841. With various different textual versions, the Kaiserlied remained the Austrian national anthem until 1918 and between 19. Newspapers reported the ‘enthusiasm’ of the audience for singing the new anthem, and it became a huge success. The anthem was also performed simultaneously in Prague. From the time of his becoming Emperor in 1848, at the age of 18, until his death in 1916, the Emperor Franz Joseph had the final say in all matters. The audience was encouraged to join in the singing. The first window depicts the Holy Roman Emperor. Last Holy Roman Emperor (Francis II., 1792-1806), first Emperor of Austria (Francis I., 1804-35) Son of Emperor Leopold II, 1747-1792 and MariaLuisa of. On 12 February 1797, the birthday of Emperor Franz II (I), the anthem was premiered with full orchestration in the presence of the emperor at the old Court Theatre on Michaelerplatz. Three windows in particular seem to focus on the connection between the Habsburgs and the Roman Catholic Church. The enclosed song, with words by Haschka and set to music by the illustrious Hayden, will be sung by the people in all the theatres in Vienna on 12 February, that is, the Emperor ’ s birthday… He engineered the election of his cousin Bruno of Carinthia as Pope Gregory V, the first German pope, and the new pontiff crowned Otto emperor on May 21, 996. Your Excellency will be aware of the effect of the English popular song, God save the King, has had on the common people, and how much and for how long it has kept the national spirit staunch in action against foreign foes. On 30 January 1797 he made the following representation to the authorities in Prague: ![]() The commission for the composition was the idea of the president of the Lower Austrian government, Count Franz Joseph von Saurau. Haydn had probably encountered the British model during his visits to London. ![]() The Kaiserlied was intended to raise national morale at a time of conflict when Napoleon was staking territorial claims in Europe. Two Grand Dukes of Tuscany were also Holy Roman Emperors: Francesco II Stefano, Grand Duke of Tuscany (reigned 1737 1765) also Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor (reigned 1745 1765) and Pietro Leopoldo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany (reigned 1765 1790) also Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (reigned 1790 1792). Conrad III, of the Hohenstaufen family, is elected German king - a title which remains in the family for more than a century, bringing with it that of. In the style of the British national anthem ‘God Save The Queen’, this hymn was conceived in response to the Marseillaise of Napoleonic France, which was composed in 1792 while war was being declared on Austria and was elevated to the status of national anthem in 1795. In 1797 Joseph Haydn composed arguably his most famous melody, the song ‘Gott erhalte’. ![]()
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