Sheet music for the chorus to Hail to the Chief

"Hail to the Chief" is the official anthem of the President of the United States. The song accompanies the President at almost every public appearance. The U.S. Department of Defense made "Hail to the Chief" the official music to announce the President of the United States in 1954. The song is preceded by four ruffles and flourishes when played for the President. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (632x820, 221 KB) Česky | Deutsch | English | Ελληνικά | Español | فارسی | Français | עברית | Indonesian | Italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | Magyar | Nederlands | Polski | Português | Românǎ | Русский | Slovenščina | Српски | Sunda | 简体中文 | 正體中文 | Türkçe | Русский | Українська +/- (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (632x820, 221 KB) Česky | Deutsch | English | Ελληνικά | Español | فارسی | Français | עברית | Indonesian | Italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | Magyar | Nederlands | Polski | Português | Românǎ | Русский | Slovenščina | Српски | Sunda | 简体中文 | 正體中文 | Türkçe | Русский | Українська +/- (All user names refer to en. ... For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Ruffles and flourishes are preceding fanfare for ceremonial music for distinguished people. ...

History

Though one hears that it was spun off a traditional rowing song of the loch areas of the Scottish Highlands, its London author is not known to have ventured north of the Trent. Verses from Sir Walter Scott's The Lady of the Lake, including "Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!" were set to music ca 1810 by the songwriter James Sanderson (1769-1841), a self-taught English violinist and the conductor of the Surrey Theatre, London, who wrote many songs for local theatrical productions during the 1790s and the early years of the nineteenth century: The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Trent is the name of several places: Trento in Italy, famous for the Roman Catholic Council of Trent Trent, Texas, USA Trent, South Dakota, USA Trent, Dorset, UK Rivers: River Trent in the UK, or one of several other Trent Rivers Other: Trent jet engine family manufactured by Rolls-Royce... Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. ... In an Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake gave King Arthur the sword known as Excalibur. ...

Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er,

Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,

Dream of battled fields no more,

Days of danger, nights of waking.

(The Lady of the Lake, 1810)

Scott's romance was quickly made into unauthorized romantic melodramas. In November 1810, Scott wrote to a friend that "The Lady of the Lake" was being made into a play by Martin and Reynolds in London and by a Mr. Siddons in Edinburgh. About the same time Scott received a letter from a friend and army officer who ended his note with a copy of the music of the Boat Song, "Hail to the Chief."

A version of Lady of the Lake debuted in New York May 8, 1812, and "Hail to the Chief" was published in Philadelphia about the same time, as 'March and Chorus in the Dramatic Romance of the Lady of the Lake'. Many parodies appeared, a sure sign of universal popularity. // Main article: History of New York City (prehistory-1664) Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ...

On July 4, 1828, the Marine Band performed the song at a ceremony for the formal opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which was attended by President John Quincy Adams. The song was first played to announce the arrival of the president at James K. Polk's inauguration on March 4, 1845. It was Julia Tyler, wife of Polk's predecessor, John Tyler, who suggested that the song be played when a president made an appearance. For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795–June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... White House portrait Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), second wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States from June 26, 1844 to March 4, 1845. ... John Tyler, Jr. ...

Lyrics by Albert Gamse are set to the tune, but are rarely sung:

Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation,

Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all.

Hail to the Chief, as we pledge cooperation

In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call.

Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander,

This you will do, that's our strong, firm belief.

Hail to the one we selected as commander,

Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief!

Cultural references

• Based on the popular anthem, the expression "Hail to the Chief" is occasionally used in American culture as a friendly or not-so-friendly mocking of authority figures. In a similar satirical vein, two video productions have used this phrase as their titles. Hail (1971), also known as Hail to the Chief, was a dark comedy starring Richard B. Shull as a presidential advisor who discovers his Chief's assembling of a private army to put down domestic unrest. Hail to the Chief (1985) was a short-lived television comedy from the creators of Soap, with Patty Duke as the first female U.S. president. "Hail to the Chief" was referenced in the lyrics of the song "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Hail to the Thief (subtitled The Gloaming) is the sixth studio album by British rock band Radiohead, released in June 2003.

• In the movie My Fellow Americans (1996) former presidents Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Matt Douglas (James Garner) had each made up their own lyrics to "Hail to the Chief". Kramer's version was "Hail to the Chief, he's the chief and he needs hailing / He is the chief so you all had better hail like crazy." Douglas's version was more sinister: "Hail to the Chief, if you don't I'll have to kill you / I am the chief, so you'd better watch your step, you bastards." The movie M*A*S*H (1970) also featured a version of "Hail to the Chief" beginning, "Hail to the Chief / He's the best of all the surgeons." The film Dave included a version of the song sung by the main character while in the shower, including the lines "Hail to the Chief/He's the one we all say hail to./We all say Hail to the Chief/'Cause he keeps himself so clean./He's got the power/That's why he's in the shower."

• In Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions (1973), his character Kilgore Trout has written a short story about "an optimistic chimpanzee who became President of the United States." "Everywhere he went, bands would play 'Hail to the Chief'. The chimpanzee loved it. He would bounce up and down." In The Simpsons, Homer watches the movie Hail to the Chimp with a similar plot. When his policies are questioned, the chimp becomes frenzied and starts pummeling and screaming; seeing this, Homer jovially exclaims, "That's what you get for not hailing to the chimp!". In the episode "Deep Space Homer," he is seen wearing an apron with "Hail To The Chef" written on it. In a similar vein, Bender of Futurama has a "Heil to the Chef" apron.

• The children's television series Arthur plays "Hail to the Chief" every time there is an imaginary sequence of a character, usually D.W., as the president in the future.

• Washington Nationals pitcher Chad Cordero is nicknamed "The Chief", and the Nationals show the message "Hail to the Chief!" on the display screens in RFK Stadium whenever he enters a game.

• During the Watergate years, protesters commonly sung this song as "Jail to the Thief".

• Crazy Crakaz made a version of Hail to the Chief, which criticized President Bush (see below).

• In the musical Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, Hail to the Chief is played throughout the score in the style of a carnival merry-go-round.

• "Hail to the Chief" was, according to the book A Record Of Employment, the original working title for the Kaiser Chiefs song "Caroline, Yes", featured on their debut album Employment.

This does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard B. Shull (February 24, 1929 - October 14, 1999) was an American character actor. ... Hail to the Chief was about the first woman President of the United States finds her role of wife and mother is drastically changed when shes faced with handling world-shaking events while surrounded by a cabinet of crazies. ... Soap was a successful American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981. ... Patty Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning actress of the stage and screen. ... Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly referred to by their initials CCR or simply Creedence, was an American rock band, fronted by John Fogerty. ... Hail to the Thief, or The Gloaming as it is subtitled, is the sixth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, released on June 9, 2003 in the United Kingdom and June 10 in the United States and Canada. ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire, initially formed by school friends in 1985. ... My Fellow Americans was a 1996 movie starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents. ... Jack Lemmon at Expo 1967. ... 1976 TV Guide cover, of The Rockford Files, featuring Noah Beery, Jr. ... Dave is a 1993 comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in a dual role), Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, and Laura Linney. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Jr Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Breakfast of Champions, or Goodbye Blue Monday is a 1973 novel by the American author Kurt Vonnegut, and is a prime example of Vonneguts peculiar brand of deadpan satire. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Bender Bending Rodríguez, more commonly known as Bender (assembled c. ... Futurama is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ... // This article is a disambiguation page about the first name. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Name Washington Nationals (2005–present) Montreal Expos (1969-2004) Ballpark RFK Stadium (2005–present) Hiram Bithorn Stadium[3] (San Juan) (2003-2004) Olympic Stadium (Montreal) (1977-2004) Jarry Park (Montreal) (1969-1976) [3] The Expos played twenty... Chad Cordero (born March 18, 1982 in Upland, California) is a current right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Washington Nationals. ... Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, informally known as RFK Stadium, is a sports stadium that opened in 1961. ... The Watergate building. ... Assassin may refer to: Hashshashin, the historical Muslim sect of Alamut An assassin, a murderer who is politically motivated Sometimes a hitman, a murderer who is motivated by money, is called an assassin Assassin (rap crew), a French rap crew. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (b. ... Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds, formed early in 1997 under the moniker Parva. ... Employment is the debut album by Leeds-based British rock band Kaiser Chiefs. ...

External link

• Ruffles and flourishes with "Hail to the Chief" (MP3)

Patriotic music of the United States

"America the Beautiful" • "Ballad of the Green Berets" • "Battle Cry of Freedom" • "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" • "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean" • "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" • "For The Dear Old Flag, I Die" • "God Bless America" • "God Bless the USA" • "Hail, Columbia" • "Hail to the Chief" • "The Liberty Bell" • "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" • "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" • "Over There" • "PT-109" • "Stars and Stripes Forever" • "The Star-Spangled Banner" • "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving" • "This is My Country" • "This Land Is Your Land" • "Yankee Doodle" • "The Yankee Doodle Boy" • "You're a Grand Old Flag" • "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" The bombardment of Fort McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the lyrics for thenational anthem. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... America the Beautiful is an American patriotic song which rivals The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, in popularity. ... Album cover Ballad of the Green Berets is a patriotic song in the ballad style about the Green Berets, an elite special operations force in the U.S. Army. ... Battle Cry of Freedom is a song written in 1862 by American composer George F. Root (1825–1895) during the American Civil War. ... The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a patriotic anthem, written by Julia Ward Howe, that was made popular during the American Civil War. ... Columbia, Gem of the Ocean is an United States patriotic song which was popular in the 19th and early 20th century. ... Eternal Father, Strong to Save, is a hymn often associated with the Royal Navy or the United States Navy. ... For The Dear Old Flag, I Die is a U.S. Civil War song. ... God Bless America is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. ... God Bless the USA is an American patriotic song written by nationalist country musician Lee Greenwood. ... Hail, Columbia was the unofficial national anthem of the United States until its replacement in 1931 by the officially mandated Star-Spangled Banner. It was originally composed by Joseph Hopkinson in the late 18th century. ... The Liberty Bell is an American military march composed by famous bandmaster John Philip Sousa in 1893, and is considered one of his finest works. ... African American flag Lift Evry Voice and Sing — often called The Black National Anthem — was written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899. ... My Country, Tis of Thee, also known as America, is an American patriotic song. ... Over There is a 1917 song popular with United States soldiers in both world wars. ... PT-109 was a song by Jimmy Dean about the adventures of John F. Kennedy and the crew of the PT-109. ... The Stars and Stripes Forever is a patriotic American march. ... Nicholson took the copy Key had given him to a printer, who published it as a broadside on 17 September, 1814 under the title Defense of Fort McHenry, with a note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... One of the most popular war songs, written during World War II is Paul Roberts and Shelby Carnells (Bob Miller) Theres A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere. ... This is My Country is an American folk song composed in 1940. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: This Land is Your Land This Land Is Your Land is one of the United States most famous folk songs, written by Woody Guthrie in 1940. ... Yankee Doodle is a well-known American song, often sung patriotically today . ... The Yankee Doodle Boy is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones written by George M. Cohan. ... Youre a Grand Old Flag is a patriotic song of the United States. ... When Johnny Comes Marching Home (sometimes When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again) is a popular song of the American Civil War that expressed peoples longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war. ... Armed services: "The Army Goes Rolling Along" • "Anchors Aweigh" • "The U.S. Air Force" • "Marines' hymn" • "Semper Paratus" The military of the United States, officially known as the United States Armed Forces, is structured into five branches consisting of the: United States Army United States Navy United States Marine Corps United States Air Force United States Coast Guard; these comprise five of the seven United States Uniformed Services. ... The song was originally written by field artillery First Lieutenant (later Brigadier General) Edmund L. Gruber, while stationed in the Philippines in 1908 as the Caisson Song. ... Original sheet music cover // Anchors Aweigh is the song of the United States Navy, composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmerman with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. ... The U.S. Air Force is the official song of the United States Air Force. ... The Marines Hymn is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. ... Semper Paratus (march) Semper Paratus (Latin for Always ready) is the official slogan of the United States Coast Guard. ...