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It became the song "Hail, Columbia" when arranged with lyrics by Joseph Hopkinson in 1798. The song gained popularity during the XYZ Affair and subsequent Quasi-War with France. The song was used in the United States as a de facto national anthem throughout the 19th century.
- "The President's March"
- Joseph Hopkinson, 1798
- 1789 (de facto)
- Philip Phile, 1789
Philadelphia lawyer Joseph Hopkinson (1770–1842) created “Hail, Columbia” in the spring of 1798 when he put lyrics to the tune of the “President’s March,” a patriotic instrumental piece written in 1789 by Philip Phile (1734?–93), a German immigrant musician active in Philadelphia in the 1780s and 1790s.
Mar 5, 2013 · The answer, it turns out, is that Uncle Sam had a much older and classier sister named Columbia, the feminine historic personification of the United States of...
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Jun 30, 2019 · June 30, 2019 Leave a comment. Hail, Columbia was composed by Philip Phile in 1789. He composed the song for the first inauguration of George Washington and titled the song “The President’s March”. In 1798, Joseph Hopkinson added lyrics and the song became known as “Hail, Columbia”.
Oct 30, 2016 · Where Does the Term Columbia Come From? Columbia refers to Christopher Columbus. Although the New World was long referred to the Americas (named after Amerigo Vespucci) Columbia had sometimes been used as a romantic name for the United States of America (especially in prose in the 18th and 19th century).
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Aug 8, 2015 · The vice president gets "Hail Columbia." Senators get " The Honors March ," which is the last 32 bars of "Stars and Stripes Forever." (You may know it as "Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends.")
In April 1789, as president-elect of the new United States, Washington journeyed from Mount Vernon, Virginia, to New York city for his, and the nation's, first presidential inauguration. All along his path there were celebrations in his honor and on April 21 he reached Trenton, New Jersey.
