[KS] Re: Korean National Anthem

[Horace H. Underwood]

Charles Armstrong wrote:
>"An Ikt'ae, composer of the Korean National Anthem (previously sung to
>the tune of "Auld Lang Syne," as we all know), for example, studied under
>Richard Strauss in Austria in the 1930s."

In the book, "The Seoul Foreigners' Cemetery at Yanghwajin: An Informal
History," Ambassador Karl Leuteritz is quoted from an address to the RAS in
1979 as saying of Franz Eckert (who is buried at Yanghwajin):  "In 1902 he
was commissioned to compose a new national anthem, and for his successful
efforts he was awarded the 'Taiguk Order, 3rd class' in 1903."

Anyway, Seoul Union Church not long ago put up a marker commemorating the
achievement of Franz Eckert.  It would have been nice to have gotten it
right.  Who composed what?

Horace H. Underwood




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