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John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key [arr. by Igor Stravinsky]: THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

CBS Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Singers of Toronto; Elmer Iseler, Director. The Essential Igor Stravinsky (Sony Classical)

In 1941, Igor Stravinksy arranged the Star Spangled Banner to do, in his words, his "bit in these grievous times toward fostering and preserving the spirit of patriotism in this country." For the most part, his performances of the arrangement went on peacefully, with a stray boo here and there, but Stravinsky's alterations were apparently too much for a police officer in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to an evening concert an officer visited Stravinsky's dressing room to tell him that it was against Massachusetts law to tamper with the national anthem. The anthem was duly omitted and no further action was taken, but the incident soon established itself as a myth in which Stravinsky was arrested, held in police custody for several nights, and even photographed for police records.