Editing Cannon (section)

==In popular culture==

Cannon sounds have sometimes been used in classical pieces with a military theme. One of the best known examples is [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[1812 Overture]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/tchaikovsky/1812.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828153345/http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/tchaikov/1812.html |archive-date=28 August 2007 |title='1812' Overture in E Flat Major Op. 49 (1880) |last=Lampson |first=Dave |publisher=Classical Net |access-date=26 May 2008}}</ref> The overture is to be performed using an artillery section together with the orchestra, resulting in noise levels high enough that musicians are required to wear [[Earplug|ear protection]].<ref name=july4 /> The cannon fire simulates Russian artillery bombardments of the [[Battle of Borodino]], a critical battle in [[Napoleon's invasion of Russia]], whose defeat the piece celebrates.<ref name=july4 /> When the overture was first performed, the cannon were fired by an electric current triggered by the conductor.<ref>{{cite book|access-date=26 May 2008|title=Tchaikovsky|last=Lee|first=Ernest Markham|year=1906|publisher=G. Bell & sons|location=[[Harvard University]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x60NAAAAYAAJ|page=21|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020080029/https://books.google.com/books?id=x60NAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the overture was not recorded with real cannon fire until [[Mercury Records]] and conductor [[Antal Doráti]]'s 1958 recording of the [[Minnesota Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Flynn, Tony |url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Oct07/Dorati_flynn.htm |title=Antal Dorati – Recording Legend – October 2007 |access-date=26 May 2008 |archive-date=14 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514074420/http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Oct07/Dorati_flynn.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Cannon fire is also frequently used in presentations of the ''1812'' on American [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]], a tradition started by [[Arthur Fiedler]] of the [[Boston Pops]] in 1974.<ref name=july4>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Druckenbrod |title=How a rousing Russian tune took over our July 4th |url=http://www.postgazette.com/ae/20030704overtureae3.asp |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=4 August 2003 |access-date=26 May 2008 |archive-date=10 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610061727/http://www.postgazette.com/ae/20030704overtureae3.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/tchaikov/1812.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828153345/http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/tchaikov/1812.html |archive-date=28 August 2007 |title=Classical Net – Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture |access-date=26 May 2008}}</ref>

The [[hard rock]] band [[AC/DC]] used cannon in their song "[[For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)]]",<ref name=acdcsong>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=song|id=t1014039|pure_url=yes}} |title=For Those About to Rock We Salute You |access-date=26 May 2008 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and in live shows replica Napoleonic cannon and [[pyrotechnics]] were used to perform the piece.<ref name=acdcsong/> A recording of that song has accompanied the firing of an authentic reproduction of a [[M1857 12-pounder Napoleon]] during [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] [[Goal (ice hockey)|goal]] celebrations at [[Nationwide Arena]] since opening night of the [[2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets season|2007–08 season]]. The cannon is the focal point of the team's alternate logo on its third jerseys.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barron|first=Jeff|title=Local company in charge of Columbus Blue Jackets cannon|url=https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/03/25/columbus-blue-jackets-cannon/70466170/|date=25 March 2015|access-date=19 June 2023|website=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=For Those About To Rock... FIRE!|url=https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/loathed-by-opponents-the-cannon-has-come-to-symbolize-columbus-blue-jackets-hockey-at-nationwide-arena/c-287585426|first=Alison|last=Lukan|date=15 March 2017|access-date=19 June 2023|website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbus Blue Jackets reintroduce third jersey, announce 2018-19 schedule|url=https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/columbus-blue-jackets-reintroduce-third-jersey/c-300152190|date=17 September 2018|access-date=19 June 2023|website=NHL.com}}</ref>

Cannons have been fired in [[touchdown]] celebrations by several [[American football]] teams including the [[San Diego Chargers]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 March 2017|title=Chargers 'Cannon Man' offers sad farewell: 'It's been a great privilege'|url=https://chargerswire.usatoday.com/2017/03/31/los-angeles-chargers-cannon-man-offers-sad-farewell-its-been-a-great-privilege/|first=Tanya Ray|last=Fox|access-date=19 June 2023|website=Chargers Wire}}</ref> The [[1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] used one only during the 1962 campaign but discontinued it after [[Buddy Dial]] was startled by inadvertently running face-first into the cannon's smoky discharge in a 42–27 loss to the [[1962 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=#10 What's an Ingot – Top 10 Most Embarrassing NFL Moments|url=https://www.abstractsports.com/blog/posts/2019/august/10-whats-an-ingot-top-10-most-embarrassing-nfl-moments/|first=Harv|last=Aronson|date=23 August 2019|access-date=19 June 2023|website=Abstract Sports}}</ref>