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Resource : The Radetzky March by Johann Strauss I, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst at the New Years Day concert 2011
Johann Strauss the elder was one of Europe’s leading composers and conductors during the Age of Revolution. Known particularly for dance music, he became known as the father of the Viennese Waltz. This march was commissioned to celebrate the victory of Austrian troops over Italian revolutionaries in the 1848 European revolutions.
Resource : La Marseillaise
Soldiers have always sung to keep their spirits up, and wars always produce songs. The Marseillaise is one of the most memorable war songs ever written. It tells us about the hopes and fears of French soldiers in 1792, during the French Revolution. In 1795 it became France’s national anthem and is now known today all over the world.
Resource : The Colours by The Men They Couldn’t Hang
This song tells the story of the Nore mutiny in 1797 and the execution of its ‘chief mutineer’ Richard Parker. It illustrates the British government’s fear of protest and potential uprising and the harsh punishments inflicted on those suspected of causing unrest.
Resource : Roll Jordan Roll
Roll Jordon Roll is a spiritual, sung by enslaved Africans working on plantations in the Americas in the 1800s in resistance to their enslavement and cruel treatment.