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The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. Its music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years.
Jacques OffenbachPresident's Own United States Marine Band, The, Various ArtistsThe Marines' HymnA Patriotic Salute To the Military Family75442255612http://...
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The music to the hymn is believed to have originated in the comic opera Geneviéve de Brabant composed by the French composer Jacques Offenbach. Originally written as a two-act opera in 1859,...
The "Marines' Hymn" has an engaging history. Its tune originally came from the "march" section of Jacques Offenbach's comic opera Genevieve de Brabant. First presented as a melodramatic work in 1859, Offenbach's material was subsequently reshaped into a comic opera that opened in Paris in 1867.
Provided to YouTube by Entertainment One Distribution USJacques Offenbach: The Marines' Hymn (From the Halls of Montezuma) · Gramercy Brass Orchestra & John ...
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesThe Marines' Hymn (c.1942 - historic recording) · Jacques Offenbach · William F. Santelmann · US Marine BandBic...
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“The Marines’ Hymn” melody was clearly taken from Geneviève de Brabant, an opera written by the German-born, Jewish-French composer Jacques Offenbach and first performed in 1859. There is evidence, however, that the song was a popular Spanish folk tune even before that.
