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Author Topic:   Thanking God in our National Anthem
Rrhain
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Message 23 of 23 (285947)
02-12-2006 8:40 AM
Reply to: Message 21 by jar
02-11-2006 1:11 PM


jar writes:
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It's also one that the average person can sing, unlike our Anthem.
Actually, the average person can sing the National Anthem. The problem is that you won't be able to find a key that most people can sing it in. The National Anthem has a tessitura of a twelfth, which is pretty much what the average voice is capable of. The problem is that not everybody's twelfth covers the same range.
And don't forget, the tune is an old English drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven." And like all drinking songs, it has too many verses.
This message has been edited by Rrhain, 02-12-2006 08:44 AM

Rrhain

Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.

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