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Where did the music of star spangled banner come from?

The music for "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally composed by John Stafford Smith for a poem by Francis Scott Key. The song was first performed in 1814, and it was designated as the national anthem of the United States in 1931. The music for "The Star-Spangled Banner" is based on a British drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven."

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