Festival Overture on 'The Star-Spangled Banner': Study score

by Dudley Buck

Composed for a special July 4th, 1879 orchestral concert conducted by the famed bandmaster and conductor Patrick Gilmore, the 'Festival Overture on the American National Air' was not Dudley Buck's first treatment of the famous melody composed by John Stafford Smith. In 1866 Buch composed the Concert Variations on 'The Star-Spangled Banner' for organ as his Op.23 - published in 1869. The overture became quite popular in the composer's lifetime,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608742733
• ISBN13: 9781608742738
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Serenissima Music
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"