Why Are Patriotic Songs All the Same? | Origin of Everything

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Keywords
patriotic songs national anthems God Save the King origin of tune Samuel Francis Smith Marian Anderson translation major scale simple harmony doo-wop changes social music linguistic shape ordering motif my country 'tis of thee patriotic music national identity origin of everything
Subjects
History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Why Are Patriotic Songs All the Same? | Origin of Everything

Why do so many anthems and patriotic songs from across the globe sound the same? Today Danielle joins forces with Cory from 12tone and Moti from The Ling Space to find out what makes a tune suitable for patriotic songs and how those songs are translated into other languages.
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PBS Learning Media

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