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America the Beautiful. " America the Beautiful " is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. [ 1] The two never met.
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run-up to World War II in 1938. The later version was notably recorded by Kate Smith , becoming her signature song .
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
In North Carolina’s other America the Beautiful Challenge project, the Wildlife Resources Commission, the U.S. Department of Defense and other wildlife agencies across the Southeast will restore ...
In C is a musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for an indefinite number of performers. He suggests "a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work". [ 1 ] A series of short melodic fragments that can be repeated at the discretion of musicians, In C is often cited as the first minimalist composition to ...
The America the Beautiful quarters (sometimes abbreviated ATB quarters) were a series of fifty-six 25-cent pieces issued by the United States Mint, which began in 2010 and lasted until 2021. [1] The obverse (front) of all the coins depicts George Washington in a modified version of the portrait used for the original 1932 Washington quarter . [ 2 ]
Post Malone will sing "America the Beautiful," Reba McEntire the national anthem and Andra Day "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the pre-game for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, the NFL announced.