Olympic Closing Ceremonies
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Music – 1984 – The Republic Of South Korea National Anthem – L A Olympics Closing Ceremony
“Aegukga“ (“Love Country Song”), often translated as “The Patriotic Song“, is the national anthem of South Korea….which was adopted in 1948….when the country was…
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Music – 1984 – Ray Charles – America The Beautiful – USA Medal Winners At Sarajevo Olympics Hilights
“America the Beautiful“ is a patriotic song…..with the lyrics having been written by Katharine Lee Bates….while the music was composed by church organist and…
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Music – 1984 – All American Olympic Band – The Greek National Anthem – Closing Ceremony L A Olympics
The “Hymn to Liberty“ or “Hymn to Freedom“ is a poem written by Dionysios Solomos in 1823….which consists of 158 stanzas….and is used as the…
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Music – 1984 – All America Olympic Band + Chorus – The Olympic Anthem As Olympic Flag Is Taken Down
The Olympic Hymn is also known informally as the Olympic Anthem….is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras….with lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas…..as both poet and composer were the…
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Music – 1984 – All American Olympic Band – Stars & Stripes Forever – And The Dance Theatre Of Harlem
The Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is an American professional ballet company and school based in Harlem, New York City…..which was founded in 1969 under the co-directorship of Arthur…
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Music – 1984 – John Williams Boston Pops – Beethoven Ode To Joy – Highlights Of The L A Olympics
For a Sportsphile, there is nothing more magical than a really great piece of music put to highlights of really…
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