New-York tribune., 1915-01-24
NATIONAL SONGS
AND THEIR BIRTH
Many a Theory of Origin Is Based
Merely Upon an Ink1ing or
Passing Fancy.
BY II. +. kREHBlEL.

- l amusing if were not so pitfa an Illustration
etual supe-caly paired with cockurene amounting almost
arrogance of the letters which all kinds Of persons
~ 70 newspapers about the origin Of popular songs especially political
M national songs The Trbunes music reviewer IN com
% on the history Spanged Banner took the trouble TO
song that expression anywhere in Chrendom
having by Of their counmen The French are
not permitted to enjoy undstubed title IN La Marse'se 'e Ehsh
eo Save the Austrans in Go crhae Franz den
V The learned specialists musical history nave
devoted years Of research to the SUBJECT ana mat 'e %
~ have aorousy CLEANED and the conclusions which they have
cached arc easily accessible the handboos counts as nothing IN the
m the who has caught mixing of something whn
7s his passing fancy Staghway ne rushes INTO PRINT
M story which nothing back 1T except his cnceied notion
hears that measure or TWO OF an o'a sung
bes more or remotely. two of God Save the
an American admiral reads somewhere that Hell dir I'm Slege
" was not the English national anthem boh must
t,er 20 set the world right letter to newspaper notwhsand-
that Chappe excellent musical anquary discussed e
% in the case of his Popular the Oden Times sixty
~ ago and that Cummings admirable scholar wrote an eX
tst book subject twelve and that the latest phases
are nainlv set forth in the pages Groves "DciOn
NV Of Music and Musicians by Mr. Frank Kdson okong authority
rirschabe sincerity Henry Carey who claimed the au-
rb and music should some day be proved nave
little else than compiler the melody Of "God Save the hng the
5tae fact would the which resemble 1t are all
British and that country had hand in its construction
How the melody got into Germany became the national melody
Prussia Saxony other European states was explained IN Inc
re only fantastic tale did get INTO print some
twenty years which, had he had time The Ioune
m rebear he found his OF humor great!
stirred by seeing audience at the metropolitan opera house
pay the German Faterland by rising 10 e tune " In M
M King which supposed be bearing the sentiments OF hen or
in segerkranz Immediately after give witness TO ther
M limited States remaining their feet while the oand pa Inc
~ Snsnged Banner English The fact hat the III
dde between the acts Of uryanthe also nao Us
edo 70 this listener years The Trbunes music reviewer was
r the celebration Founders Day at the Carnegie institute
prb The principal speaker Mr. Bryce the Brush AoS
dor the United The Tribune man sat between te
- ord Colonel Church presided the meeting Ganc
S s programme of that beginning would be
& % performance of Jubilee Overture the organ
1918 commemorate the helh aNeiS"
the accession Frederick Augustus to the throne OF 0aAoS ~
With the eodv of Hell dir siegerkanz, the national hymn OF
n The presence prompted The tribune man 10 say
Coe Church: which Mr. Henroh IS gong " play en
II h +o of Cod Save the King Let set example 10 e
audience M rising Mr. Bryce VIII take II as COM
rnt 70 his country himself It's representatives lh auu
@ i NV County Thee, and get on their feet Of course;
all the same to the oganist whether he thinks he Is playing he
vb American national hymn and so we can all be happy Inc
h d 70 charm and everybody sat down after the music IN
9 of enthusiasm