Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.779348 Composed by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Shelton Ridge Love. Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Octavo. 14 pages. Shelton Ridge Love #3096887. Published by Shelton Ridge Love (A0.779348). Arranged for SATB choir with piano duet (one piano, four hand) accompaniment, this majestic arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner is perfect for every American patriotic concert or celebration. After a fanfare opening, the audience is invited to participate in the pledge to the flag and the first stanza. The choir then sings the lesser-known second stanza, concluding with a triumphant coda.At this time, the companion recording includes only digitized voices, so the lyrics for the entire arrangement are included below. (Lyrics by Francis Scott Key)America! America!God shed his grace on thee!O 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.O say, does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?O thus be it ever when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation!Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the head'n-rescued landPraise the pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!Then conquer we must when our cause it is just,And this be our motto: In God is our trust!And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!Ah! America!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958638 Composed by Music by John Stafford Smith, Lyrics by Francis Scott Key. Arranged by Glenn Mehrbach. Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Octavo. 4 pages. Pizza Dreams #4640327. Published by Pizza Dreams (A0.958638). Originally set for SATB choir to sing at a Durham Bulls baseball game, this reharmonization of the National Anthem is very accessible, but contains surprising harmonies and dramatic attention to detail with dynamics and tempo variations. If your choir is scheduled to sing the National Anthem at an event, and is looking for a new arrangement that is fresh while still being concise and easy to learn, consider this.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189413 By Francis Scott Key. By John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Charles Baggett. A Cappella,Contemporary,Jazz,Patriotic,Traditional. Octavo. 4 pages. Charles Baggett #789049. Published by Charles Baggett (A0.1189413). Who doesn't love The Star Spangled Banner? Its beautifully triumphant melody, along with its strong patriotic lyrics inflicts any listener with goosebumps. This arrangement is no exception. With its complex and beautiful voicings, and its contemporary style, the audience will be mesmerized by this piece long after your concert or game. This arrangement is truly gorgeous, and one that your singers, and audience alike, will fall in love with! The arranger, eighteen-year-old Charles Baggett, has had much experience in both singing and arranging vocal jazz. He has arranged for Harmonia Chamber Singers, and has performed in their Vocal Jazz Ensemble. On top of that, Charles has also performed with the NYSSMA All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble in 2021. He is delighted to be able to share this beautiful arrangement with you, your singers, and your audience! Charles hopes you love this arrangement as much as he does!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.933611 Composed by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Thomas Coker. Folk,Patriotic. Octavo. 4 pages. Thomas Rembert Coker Jr #3503513. Published by Thomas Rembert Coker Jr (A0.933611). In 2009 when Sanctuary Choir of South Main Baptist Church in Houston where I served as Music Minister was scheduled to sing the National Anthem for the Houston Astros baseball game, I carefully examined the several arrangements in our library and other resources. Finding nothing which met the simple, straight-forward criteria I was searching for, we created this simple arrangement. Since its addition to the music library it has proven very useful on numerous occasions for a variety of groups. About the National Anthem:The lyrics for The Star-Spangled Banner were written on September 14, 1814 from a British ship in the Baltimore Harbor where attorney Francis Scott Key had waited anxiously through the night as the twenty-five hour bombing of Ft. McHenry progressed. He had been sent to negotiate the release of an American civilian and then was held on board the ship.  At the dawn’s early light when the flag could still be seen indicating the British had not taken the fort, he jotted down this poem which on March 3, 1931 finally became the National Anthem of the United States. Interestingly, it was Robert Ripley who in November of 1929 drew a panel in his syndicated cartoon, Ripley’s Believe It or Not stating Believe It or Not, America has no national anthem. With the encouragement of John Philip Sousa, President Herbert Hoover signed into law the adoption of The Star-Spangled Banner to rectify this situation. According to the Smithsonian, the melody, written by John Stafford Smith, was originally titled Anacreon in Heaven. Anacreon was an ancient Greek poet known for his love of wine and love. The song had become the constitutional song of a London gentlemen’s club called the Anacreontic Society. Could this explain the wide range of the melody? By utilizing this tune to the moving text, this once merry drinking song took on a bold new and powerful meaning. Thomas Coker, August 27, 2015