Honors music
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The honors music for a person, office or rank is music played on formal or ceremonial occasions in the presence of the person, office-holder, or rank-holder. The head of state in many countries is honored with a prescribed piece of music; in some countries the national anthem serves this purpose, while others have a separate royal anthem or presidential anthem. Lesser officials may also have anthems, such as the vice-regal salute in several Commonwealth realms for the Governor-General. The term honors music is used by government protocol offices in the United States, especially in the United States armed forces.
[edit] Current honors music
Countries where the national anthem is also the royal anthem include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Spain.
| Country | Office/rank | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Monarch | "God Save the Queen"[1] | |
| Australia | Governor General | Vice-regal salute[1] | The first and last four bars of "Advance Australia Fair", the national anthem.[1] |
| Canada | Monarch, consort | "God Save the Queen"[2] | For a pipe band, "Mallorca" is played instead. |
| Canada | Other Royal Family members | The first six bars of "God Save the Queen"[2]. For a pipe band, "Mallorca" is played instead. | |
| Canada | Governor General, Lieutenant-Governors | "Salute to the Governor General / Lieutenant Governor", commonly called the Vice Regal Salute | The first six bars of "God Save The Queen" immediately followed by the first four and last four bars of "O Canada", the national anthem. For a pipe band, a combination of "Mallorca" and "O Canada" is played instead.[2] |
| Denmark | Monarch | "Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast" | "King Christian stood by the lofty mast" |
| Finland | Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces (normally President) | "Porilaisten marssi" | "March of the people from Pori" |
| Haiti | President | "Chant Nationale" | "National Song". Poem by Oswald Durand, set to music by Occide Jeanty in 1893 to serve as a national anthem; replaced by "La Dessalinienne" in 1904.[3] |
| Ireland | President | Presidential Salute | The first four and last five bars of "Amhrán na bhFiann", the national anthem[4] |
| Ireland | Taoiseach | "Amhrán Dóchais" | "Song of Hope". Words by Osborn Bergin, to a traditional air arranged by Aloys Fleischmann.[5] |
| Luxembourg | Monarch | "Wilhelmus" (Zwé Kinnégskanner) | A variant of "Het Wilhelmus", the national and royal anthem of the Netherlands |
| New Zealand | Monarch | "God Save the Queen"[6] | Also one of two national anthems, the other being "God Defend New Zealand"[6] |
| New Zealand | Governor General | Salute to the Governor General | The first six bars of "God Save the Queen"[7] The anthem may also be played in full.[6] |
| Norway | Monarch | "Kongesangen" | "The King's Song"; an adaptation of "God Save the Queen" and set to the same tune. |
| Philippines | President | "Mabuhay"[8] | The word mabuhay means "welcome". The music is by Tito Cruz, Jr.[9] |
| Sweden | Monarch | "Kungssången" | "The King's Song" |
| Thailand | Monarch | "Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami" | |
| United States | President | "Hail to the Chief"[10] | |
| United States | Vice President | "Hail Columbia"[10] | |
| United States | Various officials[fn 1] | Honors March 1 | 32-bar medley of "Stars and Stripes Forever"[10] |
| United States | Army officers ranked major general and higher | "General's March"[10] | Honors March 2 |
| United States | Navy officers ranked rear admiral and higher | "Admiral's March"[10] | Honors March 3 |
| United States | Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers ranked major general and higher | "Flag Officer's March"[10] | Honors March 4 |
- ^ House Speaker; Cabinet members; Senate President pro tem; state governors; Chief Justice; Department of Defense official ranked Assistant Secretary or higher; senior diplomats; chairmen of committees of Congress; brigadier generals
[edit] Historical anthems
From the nineteenth century, a new Ottoman imperial anthem was usually composed for each Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
| Country | Office | Anthem | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Empire | Monarch | "Боже, Царя храни" | "God Save The Tsar!" The national anthem until the 1917 Revolution; still used by some descendants of white émigrés. |
| Kingdom of Greece | Monarch | "Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν" | "Hymn to Liberty". The royal anthem till the abolition of the monarchy in 1974; now the national anthem. |
| Principality of Serbia/Kingdom of Serbia | Monarch | "Bože pravde" | "Lord of Justice". An earlier version of the current national anthem, glorifying the Prince/King. |
| Sweden | Gustav III | "Gustafs skål" | "Toast to Gustaf" |
| Principality of Montenegro/Kingdom of Montenegro | Monarch | "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" | "To Our Beautiful Montenegro", glorifying the Prince/King. |
| Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary | Monarch | "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" | "God Save Emperor Francis". Used with updated words for later Emperors till the abolition of the monarchy in 1918. |
| Prussia/German Empire | King of Prussia/German Emperor | "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" | "Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown" |
| Iran (Pahlavi) | Shah | "Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran" | "Imperial Salute of Iran" |
| Kingdom of Hawaii | Monarch | "E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua" (1860–66) "He Mele Lâhui Hawaiʻi" (1866–76) | "God Save the King", "The Song of the Hawaiian Nation", and "Hawaiʻi's own true sons"; successive national anthems |
| Empire of China (Qing dynasty) | Monarch | "李中堂樂" ("lǐ zhōng táng yuè"; 1896–1906) "頌龍旗" ("Sòng lóng qí"; 1906–11)" | "Tune of Li Zhongtang", "Praise the Dragon Flag", and "Cup of Solid Gold"; successive national anthems |
| Empire of China (1915–1916) | Emperor Yuan Shikai | "中國雄立宇宙間" ("Zhong guo xiong li yu zhou jian") | "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" |
| Kingdom of France (c.1590-1789 & 1815-1848) | King of France and Navarre | "Marche Henri IV" ("Henry IV March") | "Vive la France, Vive le roi Henri" until 1789, "Vive le princes, et le bon roi Louis" after 1815 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "16.3 Australian national anthem". Protocol Guidelines. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia). http://www.dfat.gov.au/protocol/Protocol_Guidelines/16.html#163. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ a b c "Honours and salutes: Musical salute". Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion. Canadian Heritage. 2008-12-11. http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/prtcl/salut-eng.cfm#a6. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Victor, A.J.. "Haitian Patriotic Songs". ayitihistory.com. http://www.ayitihistory.com/patriotic_songs.htm#Chant%20National. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "National Anthem". Department of the Taoiseach. http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/index.asp?locID=194&docID=241. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Ruth Fleischmann, ed (2000). Aloys Fleischmann (1910 – 1992): A Life for Music in Ireland Remembered by Contemporaries. Cork: Mercier Press. pp. 11–17. ISBN 1856353281. http://www.corkorchestralsociety.ie/CORK_ORCHESTRAL_SOCIETY/The_Prof_2.html.
- ^ a b c "Protocol for using New Zealand's National Anthems". Ministry for Culture and Heritage (New Zealand). http://www.mch.govt.nz/anthem/proto-cols.html. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Instructions for Playing the Anthem". Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage (New Zealand). 1966. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/N/NationalAnthemAndNationalHymn/InstructionsForPlayingTheAnthem/en. "If the first six bars only are used, as for a salute to the Governor-General as the Queen's representative, the anthem is to be played “fortissimo” at M.M. 60 crotchets."
- ^ Quezon, Manuel L. (2004-06-24). "The Long view". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://www.pangulo.ph/. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Quezon, Manuel (2008-08-01). "Obsession with appearances". Cebu Daily News. http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/sona/view.php?db=1&article=20080801-152038. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Army Regulation 600–25: Salutes, Honors, and Visits of Courtesy". U.S. Department of the Army. 2004-09-24. pp. 5-6; Table 2-1. http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.mil%2Fusapa%2Fepubs%2Fpdf%2Fr600_25.pdf&ei=TU23Sf7-LuLBjAfIo8yvCQ&usg=AFQjCNFIfJccTUsU5WpdFMuAmwsJn_Rvog&sig2=--fbKIUFKDJL_qLegmthaQ. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
