Show fe FOPE AMERICAN SONGS TWO WERE WRITTEN IN BATTLE AND TWO DURING PEACE war the one of them averted of the four sources of inspiration writers fact about uto music of america how key composed hla lyric the four great lyrics of our country columbia the gem of the ocean lre hail columbia the star spangled banner and america s the first named was written by timothy dwight ancestor of timothy dwight the present president college he wrote other patriotic anthems ant columbia is the only one by which he became famous dwight of massachusetts and a was a native graduate of yale he studied law intending to adopt ilas a profession but there being a dearth of chaplains in army he became one in parsons brigade ot the connecticut line and served sometime there it was during this service that he compos edthe immortal song columbia which at once attracted general attention and from the first became famous it was composed without much thought the times being full of patriotic feelings which inspired the poet and he is said to have expected no more than passing fame for his production it was caught up however by the patriots and boon became known throughout the struggling colonies after the war dwight went back to the pursuits interrupted by his entering the army and eventually became president of yale college a position which he held until his death in 1817 the author of columbia was a aop aminous writer taming out many es tended poems and bokisa am an edw 0 have been forgotten taut the great aric which he gave to his country dur ng the struggle for freedom it will ever remain his monument A SONO THAT TOLD r the words and music of hail colum aia were composed under American flag its author joseph was a native of philadelphia and the son of a signer of the declaration of independence like the composer of columbia he was the author of many other things in prose and verse but nothing has come down to our day with any fame but his national song hail columbia was written in the summer of 1798 whenn we were having complications with france which threatened to end in war hi an actor friend named fox who wad to have a benefit at a theat erand it was for him that the song was composed the music which accompanied the aang and to which it is bung today was originally the presidents joarch which was written ten years before on the occasion of avisia to new york by a german orchestra leader named fyles hail columbia sprang into sudden popularity anait is said to have avert edthe threatened war as it incited national pride and roused the whole country joseph lived 1842 filling various important offices and loved by all for the great song he had given to his nation he helped to revise the constitution ution of pennsylvania was a warm friend of joseph Bona partes during the ex sings sojourn in this country and at the time of his was office of judge for the eastern district of his native state BY BATTLE of the many national song writers none have enjoyed more than the author of the banner it is perhaps the grea most popular of all our songs arid lyrics it was composed amid the roar of cannon and the bursting of bombs and seems to have effort from the mind of its author francis author was a prisoner in the handset the british when the song was composed he had gone down the bay at baltimore then being attack edby the british fiedt for the pur hosfros pos frOS securing the release of a who the enemy he earned amess agn from president madison asking forthe prisoners release the ant ish commander agreed to the request but told key that he must be detained during the attack 1 key and his friends were therefore held back and was while they watched the genf of fort mchenry now and then losing sight of the flag that waved over its ramparts that he wrote the star spangled banner this took place in 1814 when he was released rp leased key took his poem back to the city where it was printed to the music of an old english song anacreon in heaven and in a short time was being sung all over the country dr smiths beautiful ode america was also adapted to an english air that of god save the queen strange to relate this same melody answers for the national tiong of the german empire great britain land al reland switzerland brunswick hanover norway prussia saxony and does service in the as my country thee america has no stirring history surrounding its composition it was composed in and was first sung at B childrens chil drena celebration at the park street church the fourth of july the same year i samuel francis smith its au thoris still living he is a native of massachusetts where he was bom in 1808 his famous missionary hymn the morning light la breaking was written at the same time and place as amelca A menca primith pr Smith has filled many n the church and has written voluminously fis every branch of good literature new york telegram |