Its composer, an artillery officer, claims he fell asleep at a harpsichord and dreamt the words and music.  Upon waking, he committed the entire piece to paper from memory. Taking its title from the men who sang it in [*] 1792 as they marched into Paris at the start of the French revolution. For 10 points—name this song, France's national anthem.
Its composer, an artillery officer, claims he fell asleep at a harpsichord and dreamt the words and music.  Upon waking, he committed the entire piece to paper from memory. Taking its title from the men who sang it in [*] 1792 as they marched into Paris at the start of the French revolution. For 10 points—name this song, France's national anthem.
Its composer, an artillery officer, claims he fell asleep at a harpsichord and dreamt the words and music.  
“La Marseillaise”