Marcha Real

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musical composition national anthem

Marcha Real is the official national anthem of Spain, notable for being one of the few national anthems in the world without official lyrics.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical composition → national anthem →
anthemType	national anthem of Spain →
associatedWith	Spanish monarchy → Spanish nationalism →
attribution	Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros →
attributionStatus	authorship uncertain →
country	Spain →
earliestKnownUse	18th century →
firstKnownPublicationContext	Libro de Ordenanza de los toques militares de la Infantería Española →
firstKnownPublicationDate	1761 →
genre	military march →
hasLanguage	none (instrumental) →
hasLyrics	no official lyrics →
hasUnofficialLyrics	yes →
hasVersion	honors version → long version → short version →
honorsVersionUsedFor	King of Spain → foreign heads of state → high-ranking state authorities →
key	B-flat major →
melodicRange	relatively narrow →
musicForm	march →
notableCharacteristic	one of the few national anthems without official lyrics → purely instrumental in its official form →
officialName	Himno Nacional de España → Marcha Granadera →
officialStatus	official national anthem of Spain →
officialStatusDate	1770 →
officialStatusGrantedBy	King Charles III of Spain →
originalTitle	La Marcha Granadera →
performanceOccasion	military ceremonies in Spain → official visits of foreign heads of state to Spain → sporting events involving Spain → state ceremonies in Spain →
reaffirmedAsNationalAnthem	1939 → 1997 →
regulatedBy	Royal Decree 1560/1997 →
regulatingAuthority	Government of Spain →
tempo	march tempo →
timeSignature	2/4 →
typicalInstrumentation	military band → organ → symphonic orchestra →
unofficialLyricsUsedDuring	Francoist Spain →
usedAs	royal anthem of Spain →
usedBy	Spanish Army → Spanish Royal Household →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lupang Hinirang ("Gran marcha real") → Lupang Hinirang →	basedOn
Kingdom of Spain → Spain →	nationalAnthem
Marcha Real ("Himno Nacional de España") → Marcha Real ("Marcha Granadera") →	officialName
Marcha Real ("La Marcha Granadera") →	originalTitle