Carlos Hartling (2 September 1869 – 13 August 1920) was a

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-born composer from

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, who composed the music for the

national anthem of Honduras The "National Anthem of Honduras" ( es, Himno Nacional de Honduras) was adopted by presidential decree 42 in 1915. The lyrics were written by Augusto Constantino Coello and the music composed by Carlos Hartling. Unofficially, the anthem is somet ...

, adopted as the country's

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in 1915. Born in

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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany, with its capital at Rudolstadt. History Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands. Since th ...

, his parents were Georg Friedrich Hartlíng and Johanne Henriete Wilhemine Hartling. He studied in the Weimar and Leipzing Conservatory. In September 1896, he went to

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because he had a 27 June 1896 contract to be a music and band teacher. He sang for the first time on 23 September. In 1903, he received the honor of writing the music of a poem written by Augusto Cesar Coello Ramos. He was married to Guadalupe Ferrari Guardiola. Since the second administration of General

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in February 1912, the lyrics and music were popularized and sung at all official ceremonies.

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1869 births 1920 deaths People from Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis People from Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt German emigrants to Honduras Honduran musicians National anthem writers {{NorthAm-composer-stub