“The Star-Spangled Banner is the National Anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the “Defense of Fort McHenry, a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above rhe fort after the battle.
The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song (how fitting) written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a social club in Lindon. Smith’s song, ‘To Anacreon in Heaven’ with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. This setting, renamed ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, soon became a popular patriotic song. With a range of 19 semitones, it is known for being very difficult to sing, in part because the melody sung today is the soprano part. Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today.” Source: Wilipedia
My version is written for the full traditional big band. There is a plethora of arrangements for marching bands but I found the need to create this special version for my favorite band genre.
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3 июл 2024
