Editing 1812 Overture (section)

===Adaptation in other contexts===
As a rousing patriotic hymn, the Overture has subsequently been adapted into and associated with other contexts than that of the Russian resistance to Napoleon's invasion. The ''1812 Overture'' is popularly known<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20030704overtureae3.asp|title=How a rousing Russian tune took over our July 4th|access-date=4 July 2015|first=Andrew|last=Druckenbrod|work=Post-Gazette|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129194321/http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20030704overtureae3.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> in the United States as a symbol of the [[Independence Day (United States)|United States Independence Day]], a tradition that dates back to a 1974 choice made by [[Arthur Fiedler]] for a performance at the [[Boston Pops]] July 4th concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/How-did-the-1812-Overture-become-a-Fourth-3674377.php|title=How did the '1812 Overture,' become a Fourth tradition?|first=Everett|last=Evans|publisher=Hearst Newspapers|date=29 June 2012|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129194318/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/How-did-the-1812-Overture-become-a-Fourth-3674377.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://christandpopculture.com/the-1812-overture-is-a-story-of-gods-sovereignty-over-human-history/|title=Independence Day Staple, the "1812 Overture" is a Story of God's Sovereignty Over Human History|publisher=Christ and Pop Culture|access-date=4 July 2015|first=Matthew|last=Linder|archive-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319143539/https://christandpopculture.com/the-1812-overture-is-a-story-of-gods-sovereignty-over-human-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The piece was parodied by composer [[Malcolm Arnold]] in ''A Grand, Grand Overture'' which features 4 rifles, three [[The Hoover Company|Hoover]] vacuum cleaners (two uprights in B♭ and one horizontal with detachable sucker in C), and an electric floor polisher in E♭; it is dedicated to [[Herbert Hoover|President Hoover]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corymbus.co.uk/malcolm-arnold-a-life-in-symphonies/|title=Malcolm Arnold – A Life in Symphonies|date=23 September 2016|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129200105/https://corymbus.co.uk/malcolm-arnold-a-life-in-symphonies/|url-status=live}}</ref>