Music of San Marino
San Marinois a small sovereign state located within the territory ofItaly.It has a musical heritage which includes the 17th-century composerFrancesco Maria Mariniand the 20th-century composer Cesare Franchini Tassini (1925–2010).
Since 1894, a wordless composition byFederico Consolohas been thenational anthemof San Marino. The piece is based on a 10th-centurychoralcomposition.[1]The previous anthem was by Aur. Muccioli and U. Balsimelli, and is similar to the Italian national anthem.[2]
The modernmilitary forces of San Marinoparade through the streets in full uniform several times a day, accompanied by the sounds of a militarybrass band.[3]
There is a small metal scene with Necrofilia[4]and Nothing Inside Eyes[5]the latter being formed from another band called Alchimia 2012.[6]
The pop singerLittle Tonyachieved success in the United Kingdom and Italy in the late 1950s and early 1960s, reaching number 19 on theUK singles chartin 1960,[7]and participating in theSanremo Music Festivalten times between1961and2008.
San Marinohas participatedin theEurovision Song Contesteleven times since2008.The country has reached the final three times in eleven participations. They first qualified in2014withValentina Monettaand her song "Maybe",where it reached 24th place. They also qualified in2019with Turkish singerSerhat(who also represented San Marino in2016but failed to qualify) with his song "Say Na Na Na,where it reached 19th place. They also qualified in2021with Italian singerSenhit(who represented San Marino in2011but failed to qualify and was supposed to represent San Marino in the cancelled2020contest) and American rapperFlo Ridawith the song "Adrenalina",which reached 22nd place.[8]Although some international singers have represented San Marino, Sammarinese singer Valentina Monetta has participated four times for the country,Anita Simonciniin2015,and the Italo-Sammarinese bandMiodiodebuted for the republic in2008.
San Marinohas also competed three times in theJunior Eurovision Song Contestin2013,2014and2015,with 10th place in 2013 as its best result.
References
[edit]- "San Marino in 1999".Travelogues.RetrievedFebruary 1,2006.
- "San Marino".National Anthem Reference Page.RetrievedNovember 19,2005.
- "San Marino 1894".National Anthem Reference Page.RetrievedNovember 19,2005.
Notes
[edit]- ^National Anthems Reference Page
- ^National Anthems Reference Page
- ^Travelogues
- ^Necrofilia Facebook
- ^Nothing Inside Eyes Facebook
- ^Metal Archives
- ^"LITTLE TONY".Rockabilly.nl.Retrieved26 October2017.
- ^European Union of Broadcasting."San Marino".www.eurovision.tv.
