Philip Phile
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Philip Phile was an American composer
and violin
ist. His year of birth is uncertain, but believed to be approximately 1734. His works include a lost Violin
Concerto
(1787), but he is best known for " The President's March
", written and performed at the inauguration of President George Washington
.
He died in 1793.
Joseph Hopkinson
arranged the piece with lyrics and titled it "Hail Columbia". It was first performed by at the Chestnut Street Theatre
on April 25, 1798. It is best known under this title and was once a strong candidate for U.S. national anthem
, though today it has, unlike other candidates, such as "America the Beautiful
", been largely forgotten, although it continues to appear in films set in the United States during the nineteenth century.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. His year of birth is uncertain, but believed to be approximately 1734. His works include a lost Violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
Concerto
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
(1787), but he is best known for " The President's March
Hail, Columbia
"Hail, Columbia" is an American patriotic song. It was considered, with several other songs, one of the unofficial national anthems of the United States until 1931, when "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially named the national anthem...
", written and performed at the inauguration of President George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
.
He died in 1793.
Joseph Hopkinson
Joseph Hopkinson
Joseph Hopkinson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and later a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...
arranged the piece with lyrics and titled it "Hail Columbia". It was first performed by at the Chestnut Street Theatre
Chestnut Street Theatre
The Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first theater in the United States built by entrepreneurs solely as a venue for paying audiences.-The New Theatre :...
on April 25, 1798. It is best known under this title and was once a strong candidate for U.S. national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
, though today it has, unlike other candidates, such as "America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful
"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward....
", been largely forgotten, although it continues to appear in films set in the United States during the nineteenth century.