Unpacking our National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner
Unpacking our National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner
English - June 25, 2012 14:00 - 15 minutes - 17.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCourses Education Arts Performing Arts artsedge kennedy national anthem star-spangled banner oh say can you see july 4th independence day slatkin Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You probably know about Francis Scott Key’s inspired poetry, drafted during the bombing of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, but where did the music come from? Is there a really a law that requires Americans to stand when it is played? Can it be sung in other languages?