
The ‘1812 Overture,’ an Independence Day staple, is prominently featured in U.S. popular culture
Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons subbing in for the cannons. Perhaps the only other piece …