
"The Controversial Evolution of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'"
In 1944, composer Igor Stravinsky conducted his own arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a dominant seventh chord added, aiming to foster patriotism during World War II. However, the Boston police warned him about tampering with the national anthem, leading Stravinsky to remove it from the program. Despite the myth of his arrest, Stravinsky was never actually taken into custody.