Star Spangled Banner Versions

Between the South City Voices and Gottschalk, I believe the South City Voices sound better to my ear. The Gottschalk version was a bit hard to slow down with during the middle of the song but was still beautiful. I believe the piano is one of the most romantic instruments. The South City Voices kept a good pace and strong sound with only their voices. Starvinsky’s use of different groups of a symphony is heard toward the middle-end of the song. I agree with the decision to do this;it shows the strength of both groups and what sounds they can make separately. After listening to Stravinsky’s version and Jimi Hendrix, neither are offensive to me. I can see how they could be offensive to some because of the way the music was altered. The guitar and different use of instruments in both pieces can be seen as foreign or blurry to some that only know or like the original.