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To Anacreon in Heaven, where he sat in full glee, Declaration of Independence? Who wrote the American national anthem? From the Constitution to the chambers on Capitol Hill, learn more about American history and politics by taking this quiz. Its original lyrics were written in six verses by the Anacreontic Society’s president, Ralph Tomlinson, as an ode to the Greek poet Anacreon, who is asked for and-after some objection by the gods-grants his blessing to mingle Venus’s myrtle with Bacchus’s grapevine in their brotherhood: Written by British composer John Stafford Smith-whose identity was discovered only in the 1970s by a librarian in the music division of the Library of Congress-the song was sung to signal a transition between the evening’s orchestral music concert and after-dinner participatory singing. Long assumed to have originated as a drinking song, the melody was taken from the song “ To Anacreon in Heaven,” which first surfaced about 1776 as a club anthem of the Anacreontic Society, an amateur mens’ music club in London. After a century of general use, the four-stanza song was officially adopted as the national anthem by an act of Congress in 1931.
The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States, with music adapted from the anthem of a singing club and words by Francis Scott Key.
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Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.And I had heard her name, but full disclosure, I had not listened. I’ve went in and listened to everything she did. In an Apple Music interview ( via Tennessean) following the “Star-Spangled Banner” duet announcement, Church said of Sullivan: “She may be the best singer. The National Anthem duet marked the first time Church and Sullivan have performed together. As they brought the song home, a trio of jets cut through the sky.
Church led the rendition on twangy electric guitar, Sullivan joining in on “broad stripes and bright stars.” They sang in unison on “rockets’ red glare” as fireworks erupted above the stadium. sings America The Beautiful! #SBLV /X5cxxotkwQĮric Church and Jazmine Sullivan then duetted “The Star-Spangled Banner” - it was the first time in 15 years that the NFL championship game has featured a collaborative rendition of the song. The Super Bowl LV kicked off Sunday with a performance of “America the Beautiful” by H.E.R., who accompanied the patriotic song on electric guitar.