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An 'experimental archeologist' named Wulf Hein made a replica of the instrument and used it to play The Star-Spangled Banner. The notes that could be played on the flute formed the "pentatonic ...
That November, Thomas Carr of Baltimore united lyrics and song in sheet music, under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner: A Patriotic Song." Key's timing could not have been better. Washington was ...