National Anthems

Oct. 2005 update. I've now completed all the National Anthems, and have the parts (for WW Quintet) for pretty much any anthem you'd want!

Here is a partial list of national anthems I've arranged for Woodwind Quintet. They also serve as good five-part arrangements if you need one for any particular purpose. I can provide you PDFs of the parts if you like, but I would appreciate your e-mailing me and offering a small donation for the work that went into them.

*The ones marked with an asterisk are my favorites, just because the music is so nice...

USA*

Canada*

France

Mexico

Australia

New Zealand*

The Bahamas

Greece

Venezuela*

Israel

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

Spain

Turkey

Romania

Poland

Iceland

Finland

Norway

Sweden

China*

India

Malaysia

Kenya

Italy

The Netherlands*

Japan

Malta

Laos

South Africa

Panama

Nepal

Austria

Switzerland

Czech Republic

Jamaica

Brazil

Denmark

Egypt

Uruguay

Singapore

Philippines

Wales

Turkmenistan

Hungary

Portugal

Peru

Paraguay

Belgium

Uganda

Kazakhstan

Nigeria

Pakistan*

Indonesia

Cuba

Bhutan

Thailand

Andorra

Bulgaria 

Fiji

Monaco*

Gambia

Togo

 

Northern Ireland*

Yes, this is "Danny Boy", and it's probably my best arrangement. Our quintet has played it many times in performance, and it comes across very nicely. The MIDI is rough, but will give you some idea!

Great Britain

(This same music serves also as Liechtenstein's anthem, even though
there's no historical connection at all between the two countries!)

Russia*

(Yes, I know this is also the old Soviet anthem. After the Sydney Olympics in 2000, when no Russian medal winners could sing the words to the anthem Russia had adopted  after Communism fell [because there weren't any words], they adopted the old Soviet anthem with different lyrics.)

Germany
Germany (alternate)

'Was Hilfe brauche ich hier, bitte. In der abwechselnden ('alternate') Ausführung, der erste Akkord des sechsten Taktes ist ein IV statt V7. Ich habe die Beide gehört, und mir klingt der V7 besser aus. Aber wären Sie eingeborene Deutsche(r) sind, erzählen Sie mir bitte, was das "gewöhnliche" ist, das Man hört, deshalb ich es richtig erhalten kann...oder gleich verlassen!

Iraq

(Why did I do this one? Well, it's kinda cute, so, what the heck? This is the one from Saddam's time, not the newer one they just adopted [though I have that one, too])

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Simply the prettiest...

Mongolia*

(Hey, where else but on mcglaun.com could you find the Mongolian National Anthem arranged for woodwind quintet?! Seriously, though, it's here because it's just such a nice Anthem. Give it a listen!)

Swaziland

A somewhat strange anthem. It mixes Western and Swazi musical styles, and definitely has a melody, though it's hard to pick up on!

(Please note that these are all © Dan McGlaun, All Rights Reserved.) Thanks!



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