Written by Francis Scott Key after the flag was raised over at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry to celebrate a crucial victory by U.S. forces over the British during the War of 1812, the Star-Spangled Banner eventually became the United States national anthem.

See a list of other potential traditional song themes here.

Videos:
David Enlow – Star-Spangled Banner Fugue – Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
Pieter Leebeek – Improvisation on “The Star-Spangled banner” – Hauptwerk Sample Set of Domkerk in Utrecht