What is the name for the study of anthems?
• There actually doesn’t exist a formal name for the study of anthems. Some names that have been tossed about are “anthemists” (for those that study anthems), “anthematology”, “anthemology” (slightly less correct), and “ethnymnology” (from the ancient Greek construct for national anthems.) ^To Top^ • What are the different types of national anthems? • While studying national anthems, I have found that various “families” of anthems occur that many, if not most, of the world’s anthems fall into. I have named five categories, based on the part of the world where they occur, and give examples of some countries that use these types of anthems: • Latin American epic anthems: Possibly the easiest to identify, these are found in Latin American (Spanish-speaking Central and South America) countries and tend to be rather long, have an epic quality in the music, often containing both a quick, patriotic section of music, and a slower, stately part, and consists of many verses, usually chronicling
