The Star Spangled Banner: Music Analysis

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Although Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner it did not achieve immediate popularity, as did the music of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, which had a much more public appeal. For this reason, their differences had a much bigger impact on the world. Francis Scott Key was born to Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy (Charlton) and Captain John Ross Key at the family plantation Terra Rubra in what was Frederick County (now Carroll County), Maryland. His father John Ross Key was a lawyer, a judge and an officer in the Continental Army. His great-grandparents were Philip Key and Susanna Barton Gardiner, both were born in London, England and immigrated to Maryland in 1726. Francis Scott Key was a by-stander on thet truce ship HMS Tonnant , which was captured at sea during the raid on Fort McHenry in Baltimore. An American lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key was on the ship for a mercy mission for the release of Dr. William Beanes, a prisoner of the British. After sharing with the British authorities letters from wounded British officers praising the care they received from Dr. Beanes. The British agreed to release Beanes, but Key and Beanes were forced to stay with the British until the attack on Baltimore currently waging, was over. Key watched the proceedings…show more content…
While Francis Scott Key's music was written in the same style that had been used and played for a hundred years, CSNY’s was innovative and new, thus drawing more attention to the music and the message.( Four Way Street: The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Reader) In addition, CSNY cared about the war being fought at that time. This had a larger impact because people saw this and yearned for a greater purpose while listening to their music. Crosby Stills Nash and Young were a group that had live performances that got he word out to their fans and everyone who would
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