The is the official hymn of the
Italian region of
Marche
Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...
.
Written by the Italian composer
Giovanni Allevi, on behalf of regional authorities, it was officially performed for the first time on 1 September 2007 in the town of
Loreto. It is one of the few anthems without lyrics.
In 2013, the Marche region decided to add words to the "" and appointed a committee, of which Giulio Rapetti, professionally known as
Mogol, took part to choose the best words among all of the participants of the official public contest. The committee's choice fell on the words written by Giacomo Greganti from the Marche Region, and the
BTwins, two of Mogol's pupils, were chosen to perform the piece. And it was Mogol himself, who during the celebrations of the "Giornata delle Marche" held on 10 December 2013 at San Benedetto del Tronto, inaugurated the performance of the anthem sung by the twins from Ascoli Piceno.
References
External links
The on the Official Website of the Marche Regional Council(in Italian)
Press releaseGiornata delle Marche 2013
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Culture in le Marche
Regional songs
2007 compositions
Italian anthems