Alex Marshall
Alex Marshall is the author of "Republic or Death! Travels in Search of National Anthems."
Alex Marshall is the author of "Republic or Death! Travels in Search of National Anthems."He discusses Bosnia and Britain's anthems along with the anthems of South America on his blog.
Did Bosnia rip off its national anthem from ‘Animal House?’
Several of the world’s national anthems are shockingly similar to other compositions. Is this because composers pilfer other people’s tunes — or does it tell us more about the difficulties of writing an original melody, asks Alex Marshall, author of a new book on the history of national anthems.