The Star-Spangled Banner

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The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic American song, with lyrics written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, that celebrates the resilience of the U.S. flag and is traditionally performed at public and sporting events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American song
national anthem
patriotic song
associatedLocation Fort McHenry
associatedSymbol United States flag
surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
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surface form: Defence of Fort M'Henry
commonlySungStanzas 1
composedBy John Stafford Smith
country United States of America
culturalSignificance symbol of American national identity
symbol of patriotism in the United States
declaredNationalAnthemBy United States Congress
declaredNationalAnthemOf United States of America
declaredNationalAnthemOnDate 1931-03-03
firstPublicPerformanceLocation Baltimore
genre patriotic music
hasControversyAbout kneeling protests during performances
hasNotablePerformanceAt Super Bowl
World Series
hasNotableRecordingBy Whitney Houston
language English
lyricsBy Francis Scott Key
melodyOrigin To Anacreon in Heaven
melodyOriginType British song
numberOfStanzasInOriginalPoem 4
openingLine O say can you see, by the dawn's early light
originalTitle The Star-Spangled Banner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Defence of Fort M'Henry
performanceContext military ceremonies
presidential inaugurations
public ceremonies
sporting events
publisherOfOriginalPoem Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser
setToMusicByYear 1814
signedIntoLawBy Herbert Hoover
subject United States flag
defense of Fort McHenry
resilience of the United States
textForm poem
typeOfWork vocal music
typicalInstrumentation voice and band
typicalKey B-flat major
usedAt Olympic Games medal ceremonies for U.S. athletes
usedBy United States Armed Forces
vocalRange about one and a half octaves
writtenAtEvent Battle of Baltimore
writtenAtLocation Baltimore Harbor
writtenDuring War of 1812
writtenInYear 1814

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