Stravinsky's Four Star-Spangled Banners and His 1941 Christmas Card

Stravinsky's Four Star-Spangled Banners and His 1941 Christmas Card

The great Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) had a way with national anthems. it is hardly surprising that less than a year after filing his initial papers in Aug 1940 for US citizenship he turned his attention to our national anthem. What distinguishes this venture from his previous...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Musical quarterly 2006, Vol.89 (2-3), p.321-447
1. Verfasser: Slim, H. Colin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American history
Anthems
Choirs
Classical music
Composers
Manuscript studies
Melody
Music
Music history
Musical dissonance
National anthems
Orchestras
Pianos
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
The Twentieth Century and Beyond and Institutions, Technology, and Economics
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Zusammenfassung:The great Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) had a way with national anthems. it is hardly surprising that less than a year after filing his initial papers in Aug 1940 for US citizenship he turned his attention to our national anthem. What distinguishes this venture from his previous two is not the quality but the quantity of harmonizations and ensuing arrangements as well as this country's reaction to them.str
ISSN:0027-4631
1741-8399
DOI:10.1093/musqtl/gdm003