Igor Stravinsky and the Boston police and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Jimi Hendrix’s “Star-Spangled Banner”: The Epitome of the Countercultural Experience The face of a changing generation through the lens of …
You know you are in trouble when a crowd of baying Canadian hockey fans stops laughing and helps you complete your butchering of the Star Spangled Banner.
A brief history of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ being played at games and getting no respect
Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America’s national anthem, and the War of 1812 battle flag that inspired it all.
Tom Junod on “The Star-Spangled Banner,” America’s original protest song.
FERGIE’S not the only singer who has absolutely butchered the The Star-Spangled Banner.
“The Anacreontic Song”, also known by its incipit “To Anacreon in Heaven”, was the official song of the Anacreontic Society, an 18th-century gentlemen’s club of amateur
Aug 31, 2016 · “The Star-Spangled Banner” in no way glorifies or celebrates slavery. The middle two verses of Key’s lyric vilify the British enemy in the War of 1812, what Key refers to in Verse 3 as “hirelings and slaves.” This enemy included both whites and blacks, largely British professional soldiers
The dominant 7th chord is a very common musical construct. The construct has been used in different ways in music for hundreds of years. At its heart, “The Star Spangled Banner” is simply a melody.
