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Le Chant du départ
"Le Chant du départ" ("The Song of Departure") is a war song of the French Revolution, with music by Étienne Méhul and words by Marie-Joseph Chénier, written in 1794. Its original title was "Anthem to Liberty"; Robespierre changed it to the present one. It was first performed on 14 July 1794, and 18,000 copies of the music were at once printed and sent out to the army.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Le Chant du départ. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chant-du-depart
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- The Epoch Institute. “Le Chant du départ.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chant-du-depart.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Le Chant du départ’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chant-du-depart (Accessed: ).
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