An anacreontic is a short poetic work concerning love and wine, in a specific meter and popularized by the Greek poet Anacreon, who lived during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE.
The Anacreontic Song
The poem was called the "Defense of Fort McHenry." It was set to the tune of a British drinking song called "The Anacreontic Song" or more commonly "To Anacreaon in Heaven."
The lyrics for the "Star-Spangled Banner" were actually written by Francis Scott Key. The melody that was chosen to accompany the lyrics was composed by Englishman John Stafford Smith for "The Anacreontic Song", a popular song that already existed at the time that the "Star-Spangled Banner" was written. It was Francis Key's brother-in-law , Joseph H Nicholson, who realised that the lyrics Key's had written fit very well with Stafford's melody, and paired the two.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and is the national anthem of the United States of America. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote it after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. The Star-spangled banner is the popular name for the national ensign of the United States It became well known as a patriotic song to the tune of a popular English song, "To Anacreon in Heaven." It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy (1889), by the White House (1916), and was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. Although the song has four verses, only the first is commonly sung today.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry",[1] a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.The poem was set to the tune of a popular British drinking song, written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. "The Anacreontic Song" (or "To Anacreon in Heaven"), set to various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. Set to Key's poem and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", it would soon become a well-known American patriotic song. With a range of one and a half octaves, it is known for being difficult to sing. Although the song has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today, with the fourth ("O thus be it ever when free men shall stand...") added on more formal occasions."The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the Navy in 1889 and the President in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. § 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of American officialdom. "Hail, Columbia" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th Century. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose melody was derived from the British national anthem,[2] also served as a de facto anthem before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner."[3] Following the War of 1812 and subsequent American wars, other songs would emerge to compete for popularity at public events, among them "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Anacreontic Song
The Anacreontic Song written by John Stafford Smith
"The Anacreontic Song".
The music was originally written by John Stafford Smith, as "The Anacreontic Song"
The song was 'To Anacreon in Heaven' which was an English drinking song for the Anacreontic Society of London.
The Anacreontic Song written by John Stafford Smith was the tune set to the poem.
The national anthem of USA.It was written to the tune of a drinking song (seriously, look it up on wikipedia). You can both have fun and be patriotic at the same time! It's called "The Anacreontic Song"
The Star Spangled banner or the U.S. National Anthem was taken from a poem written by Francis Scott Key, and was set to the tune of "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith.
The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry" by Francis Scott Key, and the tune comes from "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith. The name has always been the Star Spangled Banner.
The poem was called the "Defense of Fort McHenry." It was set to the tune of a British drinking song called "The Anacreontic Song" or more commonly "To Anacreaon in Heaven."
The music from the Star-Spangled Banner came from the popular 18th-century British song "To Anacreon in Heaven", often called "The Anacreontic Song". It was composed by John Stafford Smith and used for various patriotic songs, though the Star-Spangled Banner remains the most popular by far.
There are two answers for this question:1) The lyricsThe words of "The Star Spangled Banner" come from a poem called "Defence of Fort McHenry" written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 18122) The musicThe tune of "The Star Spangled Banner" comes from a British drinking song called "The Anacreontic Song."