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The star spangled banner / the words written by Francis S. Keys [sic] (of Baltimore) ; the symphonies and accompaniments composed & arranged and respectfully inscribed to the Officers of the Army and Navy of the United States by Francis H. Brown.: MU.596

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The star spangled banner / the words written by Francis S. Keys [sic] (of Baltimore) ; the symphonies and accompaniments composed & arranged and respectfully inscribed to the Officers of the Army and Navy of the United States by Francis H. Brown.

Maker(s)

Key, Francis Scott
Brown, Francis Henry
Smith, John Stafford

Categories

Description

For voice and piano.
Text, in English, of verse 1 printed with music, verse 2-4 printed at end.
Words by Francis Scott Key ; music adapted from To Anacreon in heaven by John Stafford Smith.
In B♭ major.
Music begins on page facing verso of title page.
First line: Oh! say can you see by the dawn's early light.
Refrain: Oh say, does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
"Note by publisher: 'This song was supposed to have been written by a prisoner of war, on board the British fleet, on the morning after the unsuccessful bombardment of Fort McHenry, in the second war with England, declared in the year 1812. This copy of the words is authentic, as it was submitted to the Author; and revised and corrected by him a few months previous to his death which occurred in 1843.'"--P. [3].

Measurements and weight

1 score ([5] p.) ; 34 cm.

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Dating

Production date: AD 1843 : New York :Atwill,c1843.

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.596
Primary reference Number: 278357
ALMA control 001: 994831953803606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Tuesday 23 February 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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