Giovinezza
Sign in to save"" (; ) was the official hymn of the Italian National Fascist Party, regime, and army, and was an unofficial national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1924 and 1943. Although often sung with the Royal March, the official anthem, some sources consider "" to have supplanted it as the de facto national anthem of the country (), to the dismay of Victor Emmanuel III—a powerful symbol of the diarchy between the King and Mussolini. It was subsequently an unofficial anthem of the Italian Social Republic.
Key facts
- Anthem.title
- Giovinezza
- Anthem.english_title
- Youth
- Anthem.image
- Giovenezza.gif
- Anthem.caption
- Score of "Giovinezza"
- Anthem.prefix
- Former national
- Anthem.country
- Italy
- Anthem.author
- Nino Oxilia (1909)Marcello Manni (1919)Salvator Gotta (1924)
- Anthem.composer
- Giuseppe Blanc
- Anthem.music_date
- 1909
- Anthem.adopted
- 1943
- Anthem.until
- 1945
- Anthem.sound
- Giovinezza (instrumental).ogg
- Anthem.sound_title
- Instrumental version
- Anthem.predecessor
- "Marcia Reale"(Kingdom of Italy)
- Anthem.successor
- "La Leggenda del Piave"
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Lyrics
- 1922 lyrics
- 1924 lyrics
- 1943 lyrics
- Performances
- Toscanini
- Relationship to Marcia Reale
- See also
- References
- External links
"" (; ) was the official hymn of the Italian National Fascist Party, regime, and army, and was an unofficial national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1924 and 1943. Although often sung with the Royal March, the official anthem, some sources consider "" to have supplanted it as the de facto national anthem of the country (), to the dismay of Victor Emmanuel III—a powerful symbol of the diarchy between the King and Mussolini. It was subsequently an unofficial anthem of the Italian Social Republic.
Ubiquitous in mid-twentieth century Italy, the hymn emphasized youth as a theme of the fascist movement and was one example of the centrality of the Arditi to the fascist narrative.