National Anthem Questions

Question 1

What are the tempo markings and what measure is the second one?

Answer 1

Majestically, quarter note = 80
Measure 24, quarter note = 76,
At the breath mark between beats 2 + 3

Question 2

How many bass line breath marks are there and what measures?

Answer 2

4 breath marks
Meas. 3, 11, 21 and 28?

Question 3

Where are the dynamic markings?

Answer 3

P to ff, pp at measure 16 on mi(D), cresc. at 21, 23 hairpin cresc., 24 baseline ff, sf on S.D roll with a hairpin cresc.

Question 4

Who wrote it, how many measures, what is the range of the melody and the bass?

Answer 4

Francis Scott Key + John Stafford Smith
32 measures
Soprano: P12
Bass: P15

Question 5

Soprano breath marks and what measures

Answer 5

5 breath marks
Meas.: 4, 12, 20, 24, 28
All between beats 2 + 3

Question 6

Where is the fermata, //, ten., and simile?

Answer 6

3 fermatas on 28 (beat 2), 30 and 32 (beat 1)
// is on beat 2 of measure 30
Ten. Is on beat 3 of measure 31
Simile is measure 2 and 26

Question 7

Where does the mixolydian scale appear?

Answer 7

3 times. Measures 4-6 & 12-14, and 19-22 in the bass line

Question 8

What is the title

Answer 8

U.S. Armed Forces Edition
United States Of America

Question 9

What is the subtitle

Answer 9

(Star Spangled Banner)