Rudolph Ganz, Patriotism, and Standardization of The Star-Spangled Banner, 1907-1958

This book examines the succession of events towards the potential standardization of the music for "The Star-Spangled Banner" from an initial letter to President Roosevelt in 1907 to the 1958 congressional hearings on the National Anthem, and the later work of the Swiss-Born American pianist, Rudolph Ganz.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Permissions
Introduction
1 An Immigrant's Perspective - The Role of Public Patriotism
2 The National Anthem and the Challenge of Standardization
3 The Advocacy of the Immigrant - Ganz and The Star-Spangled Banner
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Iain Quinn is Professor of Organ and Coordinator of Sacred Music at Florida State University. He is also the author of The Development and Genesis of an English Organ Sonata (2017), The Organist in Victorian Literature (2017), and Music and Religion in the Writings of Ian McEwan (2023).

Product details

• Authors: Quinn Iain
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032554198
• ISBN: 978-1-032-55419-8
• No. of pages: 88
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, History of the Americas, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music