Miss G with Little House of Music with very exciting information about the "Olympic Anthem."
The Greek National poet Kostis Palamas pictued on the left wrote the poem, "Ancient Eternal and Immortal Spirit" and it's music was composed by Spyros Samaras pictured on the right for the first Olympiad where it was sung in the opening ceremony.
At later Olympics other anthems were played. The International Olympic committee formally and unanimously adopted the Samaras-Palamas work as the official Olympic Anthem in 1958.
Very interesting! I love the Olympic Anthem and now I know who wrote it! Did you know?
Miss G Little House of Music
The Greek National poet Kostis Palamas pictued on the left wrote the poem, "Ancient Eternal and Immortal Spirit" and it's music was composed by Spyros Samaras pictured on the right for the first Olympiad where it was sung in the opening ceremony.
At later Olympics other anthems were played. The International Olympic committee formally and unanimously adopted the Samaras-Palamas work as the official Olympic Anthem in 1958.
Very interesting! I love the Olympic Anthem and now I know who wrote it! Did you know?
Miss G Little House of Music
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