anacreontic

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By the time that Key decided to write his lyrics for “The Anacreontic Song,” it was already a staple of American musical life.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

He wrote the poem “In Defense of Fort McHenry,” which was later set to the tune of a British song called “The Anacreontic Song” and eventually became the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Behind Key’s words lay a melody — the so-called Anacreontic Song — endlessly adaptable to the causes of its day, from the French Revolution to abolition to temperance and women’s rights.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

The tune for the lyrics was written by John Stafford Smith, a member of the Anacreontic Society and the famous church musician.

From Washington Post

‘Witty things, and occasionally Anacreontic: and they have the originality which such a style must naturally possess when carried out by a feminine hand,’ said Ladywell.

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas