To Anacreon in Heaven
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"To Anacreon in Heaven" is an 18th-century English drinking song that later provided the melody for the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Anacreontic Song | 2 |
| Anacreon in Heaven | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century song
ⓘ
drinking song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | keyboard accompaniment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
To Anacreon in Heaven
ⓘ
surface form:
Anacreon in Heaven
To Anacreon in Heaven ⓘ
surface form:
The Anacreontic Song
|
| associatedWith |
Anacreontic Society
ⓘ
surface form:
Anacreontic Society of London
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| composer | John Stafford Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | basis of the United States national anthem melody ⓘ |
| describedAs | club song of the Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| firstLine | To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee ⓘ |
| genre |
club anthem
ⓘ
drinking song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Francis Scott Key’s use of melody ⓘ |
| hasKey | major key ⓘ |
| hasMelodyUsedBy |
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
ⓘ
surface form:
Adams and Liberty
The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ
surface form:
The Star-Spangled Banner (United States national anthem)
|
| historicalPeriod | Georgian era ⓘ |
| inception | 1770s ⓘ |
| influenced | United States patriotic music ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Anacreon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ralph Tomlinson ⓘ |
| meter | anacreontic verse style ⓘ |
| musicalForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| musicNotationType | Western staff notation ⓘ |
| musicStyle | late 18th-century English song style ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Anacreon ⓘ |
| notableFor | providing the melody for The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceContext | gentlemen’s musical club gatherings ⓘ |
| performanceType | convivial singing ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
ⓘ
The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Anacreontic Society meetings ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | brisk ⓘ |
| theme |
conviviality
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ music ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| title | To Anacreon in Heaven self-link ⓘ |
| usedAs | club anthem of the Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| vocalFor | solo voice ⓘ |
| vocalRange | wide range ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Anacreontic Song
this entity surface form:
Anacreon in Heaven
this entity surface form:
The Anacreontic Song
subject surface form:
Adams and Liberty