Benjamin Britten's 'lost' Malaysian anthem
The great English composer Benjamin Britten once wrote Malaysia a national anthem - only for it to be rejected it in favour of a cabaret tune. Did the government make a horrible mistake, asks Alex Marshall, author of a new book on the history of anthems. Malaysia's national anthem is the gently stirring Negaraku, external, or My Country. It talks about Malaysians living together "united and progre
Swiss to launch national anthem competition in 2014
Nendaz alphorn festival: The Swiss aim to modernise their anthem Switzerland considers its national anthem too old-fashioned, so a new one will be chosen through a competition. The priority is to have a new text, but contestants will also be free to compose a new tune, project leader Lukas Niederberger told BBC News. The current text dates back to 1841 and includes references to God, prayer, mount
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