Star Spangled Music
Celebrating the History of the U.S. National Anthem
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Thomas Hampson Recital—3 July 2014
Chesapeake Summer of 1814
Star Spangled Music Editions
Poets & Patriots — Recorded History of USA's Anthem
Complete Lyrics for Poets & Patriots
Poets & Patriots Talent Credits
Star Spangled Songbook Tells a Musical History of the Nation's Anthem
Contents List for Star Spangled Songbook and Recordings
Band Music by Alton Augustus Adams
Star-Spangled Music Day – Sept. 14
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Complete Accurate Text of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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SSB: Happy 199 and Counting!
Example Anthem Bicentennial Announcement Text
Feel free to use and adapt this text for your school's #Anthem200 announcement…
"Good morning [optional: add name of school] faculty, staff, and students:
"This Sunday (September 14, 2014) marks the two hundredth anniversary of the writing of the United States National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner." Poet and American patriot Francis Scott Key penned the song's famous lyric aboard ship after the surprise victory of American forces against the British navy at the Battle of Baltimore on September 14, 1814. This victory shifted the momentum of the War of 1812, also known as America's Second War of Independence, preserving the young nation's self-rule and helping to deepen American identity and pride.
"This recording you will hear in a few moments is a performance of the original 1814 sheet music of "The Star-Spangled Banner." It is just a bit different than the way we Key's song today. Changes in rhythm, melody, and especially the faster tempo, reveal the song's origins as a victory song of celebration. Over the past two hundred years the tempo has slowed down, making Key's song into a reverent hymn to the nation. It was not until 1931 that the U.S. Congress named "The Star Spangled Banner" the official national anthem of the United States of America."
Play Recording (verse one only), click here for Youtube version or click below to play online, you can also download a free education version of verse 1 (right or control click on this link and "save link/target as").
http://starspangledmusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/OriginalCarrSSBverseonePoetsPatriots.mp3
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Anthem Exhibit Available
Our exhibit Banner Moments: The National Anthem in American Life is available for free to present in your library, school, or museum. We will provide all imagery for you to print and mount in your exhibit space. Click here for more info.
Songbook Published!
Our collection of sheet music telling the story of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from its roots as an English musicians' club song through new arrangements done in honor of the song's bicentennial is NOW AVAILABLE. Click the image for more information or go directly to our page on Lulu.com to purchase your own copy.
Poets & Patriots -- Recorded History of USA's Anthem
Abolitionist Star Spangled Banner —"Oh Say, Do You Hear?" (1844)
Music & Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
Band Music of Alton Augustus Adams Now Available
Abolitionist Star Spangled Banner —"Oh Say, Do You Hear?" (1844)
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Star Spangled Songbook Hardback Edition Published
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