Igor Stravinsky :: The Star Spangled Banner


 

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Stravinsky, Igor
1882-1971
(b Oranienbaum, nr St Petersburg, 5/17 June 1882; d New York, 6 April 1971). Russian composer, later of French (1934) and American (1945) nationality
The Star Spangled Banner <1941>
chorus
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Stravinsky's harmonization and orchestration of the US national anthem (music attr. John Stafford Smith)—controversial in 1941, but seeming rather innocuous now.
Available from G.Schirmer in the US.

Source of text: Francis Scott Key. Language: English