Product Description
An arrangement of the Swedish National & Royal Anthems for String Orchestra. There are versions for Brass Quintet & full Orchestra in store.
Du gamla, Du fria ("Thou ancient, Thou free") is the de facto national anthem of Sweden.
Although the Swedish constitution makes no mention of a national anthem, the song enjoys universal recognition and is used, for example, at sporting events. It first began to be used as a national anthem in the 1890s. Despite a widespread belief that it was adopted as the national anthem in 1866, no such recognition has ever been officially accorded. In 2000 a Riksdag committee rejected, as "unnecessary", a proposal to give the song official status. However, there have since been repeated motions with a similar intent.
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