Marseillaise, the

Marseillaise, the
Mar|sei|llaise, the [ ,marsə`jez ]
the NATIONAL ANTHEM (=official national song) of France

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  • MARSEILLAISE, THE —    the hymn or march of the French republicans, composed, both words and music, at Strasburg by Rouget de Lisle one night in April 1792, and singing which the 600 volunteers from Marseilles entered Paris on the 30th July thereafter. Luckiest… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • (the) Marseillaise — the Marseillaise UK [ˌmɑː(r)seɪˈez] US [ˌmɑrsəˈjez] the national anthem (=official national song) of France http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/marseillaise the.htm Thesaurus: specific songshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Marseillaise — Marseillais Mar sei llais , a. m. Marseillaise Mar sei llaise , a. f.[F.] Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Marseillaise hymn}, or {The Marseillaise}, the national anthem of France, popularly so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marseillaise hymn — Marseillais Mar sei llais , a. m. Marseillaise Mar sei llaise , a. f.[F.] Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Marseillaise hymn}, or {The Marseillaise}, the national anthem of France, popularly so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Marseillaise — Marseillais Mar sei llais , a. m. Marseillaise Mar sei llaise , a. f.[F.] Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Marseillaise hymn}, or {The Marseillaise}, the national anthem of France, popularly so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marseillaise — Mar|seil|laise [ˌma:seıˈez US ˌma:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: of Marseilles, city on the south coast of France ; because the song was popular among soldiers based in Marseilles] the Marseillaise the national song of France …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Marseillaise — Land Frankreich  Frankreich Text Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Melodie Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Notenblatt GIF …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marseillaise — [mär΄sə lāz′; ] Fr [ mȧr se yez′] n. [Fr, lit., of Marseille: first sung by Marseille volunteers] the national anthem of France, composed by Rouget de Lisle in 1792 during the French Revolution …   English World dictionary

  • The Music Makers (Elgar) — The Music Makers , op.69, is a work for contralto or mezzo soprano, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was dedicated to my friend Nicholas Kilburn . It was first performed at the Birmingham Festival on October 1, 1912, conducted by …   Wikipedia

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