song "Anthem"
E849850
"Anthem" is a powerful, patriotic solo number from the musical *Chess*, sung by the Russian grandmaster as he reflects on loyalty to his homeland beyond politics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anthem | 0 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Soviet Union (fictional representation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Anatoly Sergievsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Chess (original London production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
patriotic song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Chess concept album (1984) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
loyalty to homeland
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ separation of country and politics ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
orchestral accompaniment
ⓘ
power ballad style ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | character solo ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Tommy Körberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Chess (Broadway production)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chess (West End production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chess in Concert (2008) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Act I ⓘ |
| setting | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Anatoly Sergievsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | male solo ⓘ |
| voicePart | baritone ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1986 ⓘ |
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