The Star-Spangled Banner (Smith, John Stafford)
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For Piano solo (Hofmann)
Transcription for piano
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Józef Hofmann (1876–1957), transcriber
New York: Carl Fischer, 1918. Plate 21188-2.
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Transcription for piano (alternative scan)
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Józef Hofmann (1876–1957), transcriber
New York: Carl Fischer, 1918. Plate 21188-2
Public Domain - Non-PD EU
For Piano solo (Rachmaninoff)
Transcription for piano
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874-1943), transcriber
Composed 1918
Public Domain - Non-PD EU
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General Information
| Work Title | The Star-Spangled Banner |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Original title: The Anacreontic Song |
| Composer | Smith, John Stafford |
|---|---|
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1778 |
| Year of First Publication | 1780 (The Anacreontic Song) 1814 (The Star-Spangled Banner) |
| Librettist | Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) 1814 |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | To the American People |
| Genre | Folk song |
| Piece Style | Classical |
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Misc. Comments
- The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. The original words for the music, entitled The Anacreontic Song, were written by Ralph Tomlinson, Esq. Francis Scott Key wote an earlier text for this melody in 1805, When the Warrior Returns, in commemoration of Stephen Decatur's victory in the naval battle in Tripoli. The melody was extremely popular in both England and the United States at the time. According to James Fuld (The Book of World-Famous Music, 5th ed, 2000, Dover), there were more than 85 lyric poems set to this tune - mostly of a patriotic nature - published between 1790 and 1820 in the United States alone.
Lyrics
O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
