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Franz Eckert
Born
(1852-04-05)5 April 1852
Neurode, Silesia (now Nowa Ruda, Poland)
Died
6 August 1916(1916-08-06) (aged 64)
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (present-day Seoul, South Korea; formerly Hanseong)
Nationality
German
Occupation(s)
Composer, musician
Known for
Composing the "Kimigayo" and the "Korean Empire Aegukga"
Cover for Eckert's notes of the new national anthem. Designed by Curt Netto in 1880
Franz Eckert (5 April 1852 – 6 August 1916)[1] was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire, "Aegukga".
^Gravestone of Eckert in Seoul, reproduced and cited in: Hermann Gottschewski and Kyungboon Lee: „Franz Eckert und ,seine‘ Nationalhymnen. Eine Einführung“, in: OAG-Notizen vol. 12/2013, p. 28. url: "OAG : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
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is believed to have composed the music, with some rearrangement by FranzEckert (1852–1916)." The melody that Hayashi was credited for replaced an arrangement...
adapted the melody using Western style harmonies. The version developed by FranzEckert using Fenton's and Hayashi's themes became the second and current version...
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Imperial Court. The melody was eventually put to a Western-style harmony by FranzEckert and has been in use since 1880. The lyrics on the sheet music are in...
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of ordinances for the new currency (adoption of the Gold Standard). FranzEckert arrived to Seoul for establishment of the Korean Imperial Marching Band...
monument protection. The names of Christoph Cardinal Schönborn and Deacon FranzEckert are closely connected with the building.[citation needed] During 1764...
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prominent in Emperor Gojong's administration; Japan-based bandmaster FranzEckert composed the Anthem of the Korean Empire for the emperor in 1902, while...
security company. In December 1985 the two lawyers Julius Schuster and FranzEckert took over the sealed building for the board of trustees. On December...
Western-style Military Band was established for the Regiment. From 5 April 1902, FranzEckert was instructor of the military band. On 22 April 1907, the regiment became...
the Gallipoli campaign, killed at the Battle of the Somme (b. 1888); FranzEckert, German composer, created the harmonies for the Japan national anthem...
in September 2014, and Eckert then announced that it would not be made public for legal reasons. On November 13, 2014, Eckert released a 42-page summary...
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