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I have tried all the sources of which I can think to find a composition entitled: 3 19th Century settings of the Star-Spangled Banner. Can anyone help me locate it.

Thanks

jmerring wrote:I have tried all the sources of which I can think to find a composition entitled: 3 19th Century settings of the Star-Spangled Banner. Can anyone help me locate it.

Thanks

Never heard of this particular piece, but if it is a particular setting you want of that style, I have a couple different versions of the "National Air" from the 19th century, from the band books of the time. PM me if that is the case.

Thank you, very much. The composition I seek, does exist; I have performed it before (many years ago).

Could it be this:

Title: Two 19th century views of The Star-Spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith /
Author(s): Smith, John Stafford,; 1750-1836. Butler, John H.; 1932- ; (John Harrison), Gottschalk, Louis Moreau,; 1829-1869. ; Union. Buck, Dudley,; 1839-1909. ; Festival overture.
Publication: New York : Carl Fischer,
Year: 1975
Description: 1 condensed score (7 p.) ; 31 cm.
Standard No: Publisher: N 5919; Carl Fischer
Descriptor: Band music, Arranged -- Scores and parts.
National songs -- United States -- Instrumental settings.
Note(s): For band./ Excerpted from Gottschalk's piano work L'Union and Buck's Festival overture./ Notes by arranger in English on t.p. verso.
Responsibility: Louis Moreau Gottschalk & Dudley Buck ; transcribed by John H. Butler.

It looks like it was once published by Carl Fisher, but I did not see it for sale on their site.

Only one library, The University of North Texas, has it listed in WorldCat as part of their collection.

There is a reference to it on the Yale Concert Band page at http://www.yale.edu/Yaleband/ycb/star_s ... anner.html" target="_blank" target="_blank , and the Chicago Public Library also supposedly has a copy http://www.chipublib.org/search/details/cn/234369" target="_blank" target="_blank

If you have the time, you can go here and download a bunch of the earlier versions of the Star-Spangled Banner:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/

You could then make your own versions for quintet. I have wanted to do this forever, but just have not found the time. I have played a bunch of them in Civil Brass Bands. It is quite fun and educational to see how the Banner developed over time...

Good luck,

Thank you, guys. I am certain that you are right about it being 2 treatments of the SSB..not 3, as I had remembered.