The Star-Spangled Banner - Stravinsky/Traditional | National Symphony Orchestra

The National Symphony Orchestra performs Igor Stravinsky's arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Part of "Portraits of America," January 22, 2017
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
According to Wikipedia, "Stravinsky's unconventional dominant seventh chord in his arrangement of the "Star-Spangled Banner" led to an incident with the Boston police on 15 January 1944, and he was warned that the authorities could impose a $100 fine upon any "re-arrangement of the national anthem in whole or in part". The police, as it turned out, were wrong. The law in question merely forbade using the national anthem "as dance music, as an exit march, or as a part of a medley of any kind", but the incident soon established itself as a myth, in which Stravinsky was supposedly arrested, held in custody for several nights, and photographed for police records."
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[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

If you think about it, the dissonant chords make sense because in the actual Star Spangled Banner poem it's not just a series of statements. Some of the lines are questions and inquiries.

[@DoomMater]

This is my favorite version of the anthem. It conserves the original, yet changes too high pitched notes to lower ones.

[@iopvixens]

actually not tho pop singers sing "o'er the land of the free" too high and the song can't fit into any tessitura so he changed tenor 1 part a third higher.

[@norakat]

Disagree

[@Providence..]

@@norakat Who asked

[@Franky566]

they cut out 3/4 of the dam song

[@classicalduck]

@@Franky566 You mean the second, third, and fourth verses? Isaac Asimov was proud that he was able to sing them all.

[@jsaavedr1]

Out of all orchestras that I've heard play Stravinsky's version, it seems like they don't like to bring out the dissonances. That's what makes this pop.

[@Inspadave]

Just because it is Stravinsky does not mean dissonance. The goal of his arrangement was to make it easier to sing, not to produce some avant garde crap.

[@jakemuffett8347]

@@Inspadave nevertheless Stravinsky utilises a lot of dissonance in his arrangement...

[@ChemistryAtomistic]

God bless America, from Brazil

[@lordemed1]

I prefer Stravinsky's version.

[@steftrando]

How is this different

[@jgill551]

@@steftrando you must be seriously tone deaf if you cannot tell the difference.

[@gilb_4]

@@steftrando It has a reduced range of musical notes, so it is easier for untrained folks to sign.

[@johannabopp6488]

​@@steftrandotry to listen to the harmony instead of just the melody. You'll hear it

[@samhyans5403]

It’s the best one

[@countrymusiclover9199]

Goosebumps on my skin while listening on 4th July 2023. Love❤ America

[@belcantopera4562]

Bravo! Thank you Stravinsky!

[@noreavad]

I love the gentleman with a hand on the heart and a big smile.

[@JAM-rp6fi]

0:35 Fuck this part gives me chills

[@imdanyman]

The dominant 7th chord at 1:05 is so cool

[@tebby24]

I think the I7 sounds akward… I guess the point is to try and place some tension behind a note which, narratively speaking, wants to be climactic, but my ear just wants to hear the 4 chord afterwards even though I know the melody doesn’t rly allow for it. Kinda just makes me feel all confused idk

[@paulvarado]

Bluesmen everywhere applaud

[@AmericanoPlaysYT]

The lines just match the anthem perfectly, the music is the zone!

[@juanindojorgijanad782]

God bless America, from Indonesia.

[@emmettwofford8116]

Superb...🇺🇸👏

[@ivancabrera210]

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?🇺🇸🎼🎵🎶🎻🎺

[@mikaelwojciechowski7281]

God Bless America!! ❤🇺🇸

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Mirad!, ¿Podéis ver al sutil clarear lo que erguido se alzó cuando el Sol se ocultaba? ¡Y sus franjas y estrellas en el rudo luchar, sobre recio baluarte gallardo ondulaba! Y la bomba al lanzar su rojiza explosión, en la noche dio a ver que allí estaba el pendón. "¿El pendón estrellado tremola feliz en la tierra del valor, en libre país?

[@wtejsudy32antoniosilvestre79]

That was WBAI Sign Off in 1 1989.

[@bornana6012]

got you to the 1k like mark

[@chris93703]

A little too fast for my liking. I am curious how fast Stravinsky conducted it.

[@Gatapotata]

In a way that got him arrested apparently... Still can't believe that this arrangement got him thrown into jail... 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jakemuffett8347]

@@Gatapotata that's a myth, he was cautioned by the police and warned they could impose a $100 fine for rearranging the anthem. It however turned out that the Boston police were wrong about that law which actually started the anthem couldn't be used as dance music, an exit March or part of a medley of any kind.

[@realwarriors1507]

I like how people are putting thier right hand on thier chest

[@norakat]

Hey they changed it O_o

[@user-gf1pm8js3c]

日本人だったら国歌鳴ってもこんなにスッとは立たないだろう。

[@pbasswil]

Despite the ardent rendition, I don't find it particularly good. It's not Stravinski-esque/creative; nor is it an improvement on other conventional arrangements. I think some of the voice leading, and especially the bass lines, start out with promise, but then just end their phrases awkwardly. :^/ Having said all that, it's fun to hear an unfamiliar version of the tune, from a really unique 20th century musical mind! And I did kinda like how long the Bb pedal lasted, starting at 0:36. :^>

[@JMcKey21]

That's a lot to ask for higher brash while doing nothing with the percussion.

[@bavenom5786]

murica

[@orionharmon6017]

Bravo now that's what I call it the real symphony Orchestra that I wanted to see right there. 👉🎻🎻🎻🎺🎺🎺🎷🎷🎷📯📯📯🥁🥁🥁🎼🎼🎼👏👏👏👏📣💕🎌💪

[@alpha1beta1gamma]

what

[@orionharmon6017]

@@alpha1beta1gamma It has a good harmony sound that I'm just saying.

[@marymelcher2534]

beautiful. For a fab vocal, check out Lady Gaga's version---no kidding--she does the anthem very proud!

[@Marrio49]

How many of you noticed the people that remain seated during the playing of the national anthem?How very disrespectful and ungrateful these people are. A total disgrace USMC combat veteran Vietnam

[@soapydesigner]

Too much dissonance.

[@nathanpgraf]

What a weird version of the Star Spangled Banner. It sounds off key, the tempo is too fast, and it doesn’t follow the traditional melody. This performance offends me.

[@jakemuffett8347]

The melody is exactly the same.

[@rr7firefly]

Dominant seventh chord.

[@composerjalen]

Take it up with the complaints department 🗑

[@JohnBolender]

Just wait for the Jacob Collier version.

[@windbreaker2432]

Cope + Seethe + No Hair + No Taste.