Viola Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.764622 Composed by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Randy Calistri-Yeh. Holiday,Patriotic. Individual part. 1 pages. Custom Chamber Music #372249. Published by Custom Chamber Music (A0.764622). This solo is included in the collections Pure Viola Volume 2 (click the publisher link above) The Star-Spangled Banner, written by John Stafford Smith with lyrics by Francis Scott Key, is the national anthem of the United States. This arrangement is for unaccompanied viola. The double-stops are rather challenging, but they provide an exceptionally full harmony for a single instrument.Note that the audio preview is from the cello version; the viola version is identical except that it is up an octave.
