philippe gentil composed the music of the national anthem of mauritius.
philippe gentil composed the music of the national anthem of mauritius.
who composed the music of the national anthem of mauritius?
philippe gentil
on the day of independence, 12 march 1968 a national newspaper mistakenly published the name and photograph of philippe oh san who was the mauritius police band's maestro as the national anthem's composer. the remaining newspapers were returned to be reprinted with the correction. as a result, it has left the name of mr. oh san in the mind of many mauritians as being the anthem's composer. however it was mr. oh san who after hearing mr. gentil's anthem being performed by the band musicians, encouraged for the work to be entered into the contest for a new national anthem and after receiving mr. jean georges prosper's lyric as proposal for the anthem found that the lyric perfectly matched the melody composed by philippe gentil, the two being created separately.
joseph philippe gentil
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bullet::::- "the national anthem" ("black mirror"), an episode of the television series "black mirror"









































bullet::::- "the national anthem" (film), a 1999 account of the composition of the chinese national anthem









































bullet::::- national anthem (film), a 2003 japanese horror film









































bullet::::- "the national anthem" (series), a 27-episode drama on tian han and the composition of the chinese national anthem









































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bullet::::- "national anthem" (album), a 2005 album by the away team
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