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Dudley Buck's Festival Overture on the American National Air - Star Spangled Music
In 1879, one of America’s leading American composers—Dudley Buck (a name often neglected today)—wrote a Festival Overture to celebrate Independence Day. The seven-minute piece for full orchestra (with optional chorus) was based on the melody of “The Star-Spangled Banner” or what the composer called the “American National Air.” Both the national music festival and Key’s… Continue reading Dudley Buck's Festival Overture on the American National Air
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