John Stafford Smith
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John Stafford Smith was an English composer best known for writing the melody that later became the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choirboy
ⓘ
composer ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chapel Royal
ⓘ
surface form:
Chapel Royal, St James's Palace
Gloucester Cathedral ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Gloucester Cathedral ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorial tablet in Gloucester Cathedral ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1750-03-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1836-09-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chapel Royal
ⓘ
Gloucester Cathedral choir school ⓘ |
| father | Martin Smith ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
church music
ⓘ
patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | melody adopted as United States national anthem ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole |
composer of instrumental music
ⓘ
composer of vocal music ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudentOrAssociate | members of the Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| hasPartInDiscography | English cathedral music repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ |
| knownFor | composing the melody later used for "The Star-Spangled Banner" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
To Anacreon in Heaven
ⓘ
surface form:
The Anacreontic Song
To Anacreon in Heaven ⓘ |
| occupation |
church musician
ⓘ
composer ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Gloucester ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
ⓘ
organist at the Chapel Royal ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Gloucester
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
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