Composer	John Stafford Smith (1750–1836)      Description British composer He is the composer of the U.S. national anthem. Date of birth/death 30 March 1750  21 September 1836  Location of birth/death Gloucester, Kingdom of Great Britain London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Work period 1779–1836 Work location England  Authority file : Q563098 VIAF: 7575484 ISNI: 0000000115562442 LCCN: n81126823 NLA: 36339908 MusicBrainz: 8559b6be-dc18-4df1-9a20-7e84487f4013 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q563098
Lyricist	Francis Scott Key
Performance artist	United States Navy Band
Title	"Anacreon"
DescriptionStar Spangled Banner instrumental.ogg	English: The national anthem of the United States, originally the music of "Anacreon", as performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band in the 1990s. Featured on the 1990s album Music For Honors and Ceremonies. Español: El himno nacional de los Estados Unidos, interpretado por la Banda de la Armada de los Estados Unidos. Français : L'hynme national des États-Unis d'Amérique, à l'origine musique de la chanson à boire, The Anacreontic Song, interprété par l'orchestre de la marine nationale des États-Unis. Nederlands: Het Volkslied van de Verenigde Staten, gespeeld door het Amerikaanse Marine orkest.
Composition date	1780
Performance date	circa 1997 date QS:P,+1997-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source	https://web.archive.org/web/20041019005037/http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/ANTHEMS/United%20States.mp3 https://web.archive.org/web/20030506222549/http://www.navyband.navy.mil:80/anthems/Honors%20Music/Honors/Four%20Ruffles%20and%20Flourishes%20and%20the%20National%20Anthem.MP3 https://web.archive.org/web/20030827205544/http://www.navyband.navy.mil:80/anthems/Honors%20Music/Parade%20the%20Colors/Star%20Spangled%20Banner.MP3

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• 2007-09-09 18:42 Zscout370 0×0× (653548 bytes) The US anthem performed by the US Navy Band. Source of the recording is at http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/ANTHEMS/United%20States.mp3