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| scoring = solo tenor, chorus and orchestra }} ' (Hymn of nations), a cantata in a single movement, is one of only two secular choral works composed by Giuseppe Verdi. This Hymn incorporates "God Save the King", "La Marseillaise", and "Il Canto degli Italiani". It was the first collaboration between the composer and Arrigo Boito, who, much later, would revise the libretto of ''Simon Boccanegra'' and write the original libretti of ''Otello'' and ''Falstaff''. Although written for the 1862 International Exhibition in London, it premiered at Her Majesty's Theatre on 24 May 1862. It became the centerpiece of a 1944 propaganda film, ''Hymn of the Nations'', where it was performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Jan Peerce as tenor soloist. == Background == In December 1858, the Society of Arts in London announced their intention to hold what was to be called the 1862 International Exhibition, seen as a successor to The Great Exhibition of 1851.〔Marvin 2007, p. xii〕 Wanting to include musical performances (which were excluded from the 1851 exhibition), at the suggestion of the leading music critic Henry Chorley, they solicited new works from Daniel Auber (representing France), William Sterndale Bennett (England), Giacomo Meyerbeer (Germany) and Gioachino Rossini (Italy).〔Phillips-Matz, pp. 446–449〕 Rossini declined the invitation. Roberta Montemorra Marvin (who edited ''Inno delle nazioni'' for ''The Complete Works of Giuseppe Verdi'' series) considers that the committee did not initially ask Verdi to compose a piece because of Chorley's antipathy toward the composer's works. Nevertheless, after Rossini's refusal, in 1861 the committee invited Verdi, offering four suggestions as to form: anthem, chorale, triumphal march (for full orchestra), or march (for wind instruments).〔 While honored by the request, Verdi tentatively declined, despite the intervention of fellow Italian and conductor Michael Costa, claiming his duties in preparing ''La forza del destino'' left no time available. He promised to consider the question in February 1862, once the preparation of opera was out of the way.〔Marvin 2007, p. xiii〕 Although Verdi detested writing occasional works, Marvin surmises that since Verdi was informed of the acceptance of the commission by Auber and Meyerbeer, personal pride and the chance at representing Italy at an international exhibition were the key reasons Verdi took up the commission.〔Marvin 2007, p. xiv〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inno delle nazioni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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