Materna

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Materna is the hymn tune composed by Samuel A. Ward that became widely known as the melody for the patriotic song "America the Beautiful."

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Materna canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hymn tune ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Katharine Lee Bates ⓘ
associatedWork "America the Beautiful" ⓘ
composer Samuel A. Ward ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPublicationPlace United States ⓘ
genre hymn ⓘ
patriotic song melody ⓘ
hasArrangement band arrangements ⓘ
choral arrangements ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ
organ arrangements ⓘ
piano arrangements ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of American patriotism ⓘ
widely performed at U.S. civic ceremonies ⓘ
hasKey often published in the key of B-flat major ⓘ
often published in the key of C major ⓘ
hasMelodicCharacter diatonic ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
hasMelodicForm strophic hymn tune ⓘ
hasMelodicRange moderate vocal range suitable for congregational singing ⓘ
hasTempo moderate ⓘ
hasTimeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage Latin ⓘ
hasTitleMeaning "of the mother" in Latin ⓘ
includedIn many American hymnals of the 20th century ⓘ
isStandardTuneFor most modern versions of "America the Beautiful" ⓘ
language music is not language-specific ⓘ
lyricallyPairedWith text of "America the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates ⓘ
notableFor being the standard tune for "America the Beautiful" ⓘ
originalPurpose church hymn ⓘ
originalTextAssociation "O Mother Dear, Jerusalem" ⓘ
performanceContext memorial services ⓘ
national holidays in the United States ⓘ
religious services ⓘ
school music programs ⓘ
periodOfComposition late 19th century ⓘ
typicalMeter 8.6.8.6 (common meter variant) ⓘ
usedFor "America the Beautiful" ⓘ
usedIn Christian hymnals ⓘ
patriotic song collections ⓘ

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