Marcia Reale
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| English: Royal March of Ordinance | |
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Former national anthem of Italy Kingdom of Sardinia from 1831 until 1861. | |
| Also known as | Fanfara Reale (English: Royal Fanfare) |
| Music | Giuseppe Gabetti, 1831 |
| Adopted | 1831 (by Kingdom of Sardinia) 17 March 1861 (by Kingdom of Italy) |
| Relinquished | September 1943 (by Kingdom of Italy), readopted in June 1944, Relinquished in October 1946 (by Italian Republic) |
| Succeeded by | La Leggenda del Piave (1943), Il Canto degli Italiani (1946) |
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Marcia Reale (instrumental) | |
The Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmartʃa reˈaːle dordiˈnantsa]; "Royal March of Ordinance") or Fanfara Reale (Italian: [faɱˈfaːra reˈaːle]; "Royal Fanfare") was the official national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1861 and 1946. It was composed in 1831 by Giuseppe Gabetti to the order of Charles Albert of Sardinia as the hymn of the royal House of Savoy, along with the Sardinian national anthem. It remained a famous, recognizable and cherished symbol of Italy throughout the history of the Monarchy.
In September 1943 the future king of Italy Umberto II chose the patriotic song La Leggenda del Piave as the new national anthem replacing the Marcia Reale. It remained the official anthem of Italy until June 1944, when Rome was liberated and the government and the King returned to the capital, the Marcia Reale was in fact reintroduced as a national anthem and remained both after the appointment of Crown Prince Umberto of Savoy as Lieutenant General of the Realm and after his ascension to Kingship. After the 1946 Italian institutional referendum, the newly established Italian Republic selected "Il Canto degli Italiani" in its stead as National Anthem.
Lyrics (unofficial)
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| Fanfara Reale | |
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| Marcia Reale | |
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See also
- Il Canto degli Italiani - the current National Anthem of Italy in use since 1947.
- Giovinezza - the Fascist anthem sung after the "Marcia Reale" between 1924 and 1943.
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