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    A prominent composer was arrested in Boston on tax day in 1940 for tampering with national property. Who was the composer and what was the property he was charged with tampering with?

    Question #106472. Asked by bmrsnr. (Jun 20 09 3:16 PM)


    gonnzo

    		Igor Stravinsky.

    "On April 15, 1940, Stravinsky's unconventional major seventh chord in his arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner led to his arrest by the Boston police for violating a federal law that prohibited the reharmonization of the National Anthem."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky

    http://tablaman.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/stravinsky_mugshot_resize.jpg

    Jun 20 09, 3:47 PM
    bmrsnr

    		Amazing isn't it. Surely, much of the drivel that gets passed off today for the National Anthem of the United States at sports games would be guilty of the same "reharmonizations."

    Nevertheless, Stravinsky's arrangement is amazing and is still my favorite to this day. I couldn't find any links to a recording of it, but it is available on iTunes.

    Oh, and you gotta love the mugshot!

    http://kenkurp.blogspot.com/2009/04/igor-stravinsky.html

    Jun 20 09, 3:52 PM

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