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The anacreontic song: sung by Mr. Incledon with great applause

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Title
The anacreontic song: sung by Mr. Incledon with great applause
Additional title: To Anacreon in heaven
Names
Smith, John Stafford, 1750-1836 (Attributed name)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1790 (Questionable)
Place: Dublin
Publisher: E. Rhames
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: JOB 92-30
Topics
Songs (High voice) with piano
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: For voice and continuo ; part for guitar printed at end.
Content: Caption title.
Biographical/historical: Tune attributed to John Stafford Smith. "[Smith] is known to be the composer of the song To Anacreon in Heaven, the tune of which was later adapted to The Star-Spangled Banner"--New Grove 17:416.
Statement of responsibility: Words by Ralph Tomlinson.
Physical Description
Extent: [1] leaf of music ; 34 cm.
In caption (in ink): 47 ; In caption (in pencil): £85
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11636696
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ada5ee10-0920-0132-b21f-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1750: Creator Born
  • 1790: Issued
  • 1836: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The anacreontic song" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1790. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8f25b00-0920-0132-6a25-58d385a7b928

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The anacreontic song" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8f25b00-0920-0132-6a25-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1790). The anacreontic song Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8f25b00-0920-0132-6a25-58d385a7b928

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The anacreontic song