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Missouri S&T musicians debunk Fourth of July myth with a pyrotechnic blast.

Missouri S&T
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The audio finale of many Fourth of July fireworks displays often includes Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Ironically, the song was actually composed for a different struggle than the Revolutionary War. Listen as a Missouri S&T musician explains the overture's origins while S&T's explosives engineers detonate pyrotechnics as the S&T band performs For more information on Missouri S&T, see mst.edu ...more
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Missouri S&T musicians debunk Fourth of July myth with a pyrotechnic blast.
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2019Jul 1
The audio finale of many Fourth of July fireworks displays often includes Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Ironically, the song was actually composed for a different struggle than the Revolutionary War. Listen as a Missouri S&T musician explains the overture's origins while S&T's explosives engineers detonate pyrotechnics as the S&T band performs For more information on Missouri S&T, see mst.edu

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Missouri S&T

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