Monthly Archives: September 2015

Star Spangled Music Day—Wed. Sept. 14, 2016

Posted on September 24, 2015 by usmusicscholar

JOIN US TO CELEBRATE A BANNER BIRTHDAY! The Star Spangled Music Foundation (SSMF) is pleased to announce a national Star-Spangled Music Day #3 for Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in celebration of the 202nd anniversary of the United States National Anthem … Continue reading →

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Star Spangled Songbook Published!

Posted on September 14, 2015 by usmusicscholar

Our book of sheet music and anthem history—the Star Spangled Songbook—has been published to mark the song’s 201st anniversary! The Star Spangled Songbook tells a largely forgotten story of the United States of America—of the symbiosis of both anthem and … Continue reading →

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Concert Variations on the Star Spangled Banner for Organ

Posted on September 11, 2015 by usmusicscholar

In 1861 American composer and organist, John Knowles Paine (1839–1906) composed the Concert Variations on “The Star Spangled Banner,” Op. 3, No. 2. It is paired as Opus 3 with a set of “Concert Variations on the Austrian Hymn” (Op. … Continue reading →

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Guest Post—Marc Leepson on Francis Scott Key (Facts #6–10)

Posted on September 10, 2015 by usmusicscholar

Ten Little-Known Facts about Francis Scott Key (#6–10) By Marc Leepson Key was a close confidant of President Andrew Jackson and a member of his Kitchen Cabinet. Informal meetings often took place in Key’s expansive house on M Street (then … Continue reading →

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Guest Post—Marc Leepson on Francis Scott Key (Facts #1–5)

Posted on September 7, 2015 by usmusicscholar

Ten Little-Known Facts about Francis Scott Key By Marc Leepson Virtually everyone knows the name Francis Scott Key. And virtually everyone knows it for one reason: for the fact that he was the author of the words that became our … Continue reading →

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