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A hymn tune composed in 1882 by Samuel A. Ward, the organist and choir director at Grace Church, Newark, was generally considered the best music as early as 1910 and is still the popular tune today. Just as Bates had been inspired to write her poem, Ward, too, was inspired.
6 lis 2024 · America the Beautiful, patriotic American hymn, regarded as the United States’ unofficial national anthem and one of the country’s best-known songs. The song extols the grandeur of the American landscape as well as the nation’s ideals.
In a brief essay that appeared ca. 1925, poet Katharine Lee Bates described her inspiration for writing "America the Beautiful," the poem that would evolve into one of the nation’s best-loved patriotic songs, during a trip to Pike’s Peak in 1893.
3 lis 2020 · HISTORY & CULTURE. How ‘America the Beautiful’ was born. To gather inspiration for her patriotic poem, scholar and social activist Katharine Lee Bates traveled the U.S. Her words tell the...
Historia. [edytuj | edytuj kod] Autorką tekstu jest Katharine Lee Bates, która wykładała angielską literaturę w Wellesley College. W 1893 roku wybrała się w podróż do Colorado Springs, by uczyć podczas krótkiej letniej sesji w Colorado College. Podróż ta znalazła swe odzwierciedlenie w poemacie:
Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears. America, America, God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. "America the Beautiful" is an American song from the 19th century. This page has lyrics, video, audio, and song history.
4 lip 2023 · We explore the lyrics and history of beloved US patriotic song, ‘America the Beautiful’. Once on the table to become the national anthem of the United States, ‘America the Beautiful’ has never quite succeeded in ousting its musical rival, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ – but it holds a meaningful place in the hearts of many Americans.
