String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1508630 By Keith Terrett. By Antonio Neumane. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Classical,Contest,Festival,Historic,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 16 pages. Keith Terrett #1083894. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.1508630). ¡Salve, Oh Patria! (English: Hail, Oh Fatherland!) is the national anthem of Ecuador. The lyrics were written in 1865 by poet Juan León Mera, under request of the Ecuadorian Senate; the music was composed by Antonio Neumane. However, it was not officially adopted by the Congress until September 29, 1948.The anthem consists of a chorus and six verses, of which only the second verse and the chorus (before and after the verse) are actually sung. The verses are marked by a strong anti-Spanish sentiment and narrate the failed 1809 uprising against Bonapartist Spain and the 1820–1822 Ecuadorian War of Independence.
