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Banner Moment #3—August 19, 1813—Garrison Flag Delivered to Fort McHenry
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Banner Moment #2—Oct. 3, 1787—First Documented Performance of the Melody
Banner Moments History Series (forward / back) While “The Anacreontic Song” was written in 1775 or ’76, The London Times (which believe it or not reported and reviewed Anacreontic Society meetings) did not start publishing until ten years later, so the first mention of a performance of the melody that Francis Scott Key would use…
Banner Moment #1—August 1, 1779—Francis Scott Key is Born
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Banner Moments: A Quick History of Francis Scott Key's Anthem
On Thursday, September 12 in honor of Star Spangled Music Day, a dazzling exhibit will open in celebration of the #Anthem200 anniversary. Titled “Banner Moments: The National Anthem in American Life,” the exhibit features items from collections drawn across the University of Michigan’s archival holdings, including one of the dozen or so surviving copies of…
Music & Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
The Star Spangled Banner Echoed in the Literature and Music of the Harlem Renaissance Music/Library ScienceGrade Levels (9, 10)Julia Loving, School Media SpecialistPelham Preparatory Academy Description Using print and non-print resources available in the school library, students will research the themes and sentiments of Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner in relation to the literature and music of…
Star Spangled Festival Performance
The Star Spangled Banner Anthem: Celebrating the origin and meaning through performance Information Literacy/Interdisciplinary Arts Grades 9-12 Brenda J. Cowe- School Library Media Specialist Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts Students from choral and instrumental music, theater, dance, visual art and communications will work together to create a creative exploration performance that tells the story…
Star Spangled "Festival Overture" To Be Premiered by Reno Orchestra & Laura Jackson
On the Fourth of July at Lake Tahoe, Maestro Laura Jackson and the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra will premiere a new “Star Spangled Music Edition” of American composer Dudley Buck’s “Festival Overture on the American National Air” (1879). The Reno orchestra commissioned and premiered Michael Gandolfi’s patriotic cantata Chesapeake: Summer of 1814, last year.One of America’s…
Spangled Mythconception #7: An Official Version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Exists
MYTH #7: There is a sanctioned traditional or otherwise official version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”CORRECTION: The 1931 act making Key’s song America’s anthem does not identify an official arrangement, in part because the song as sung in the 20th-c. had already departed from what Francis Scott Key had known. During World War I, attempts were…
Spangled Mythconception #5: The Banner as Baseball Ritual Begins with Babe Ruth & the 1918 World Series
Myth #5: The “The Star-Spangled Banner” as baseball’s game day ritual begins with Babe Ruth and the 1918 World SeriesCorrection: The earliest documented performance of Key’s Banner in pro sports was on opening day at a baseball game in 1862, but the ritual of playing the song at every game developed gradually and was dependent…