To Anacreon, in heav'n / John Stafford Smith [print material]

Title

To Anacreon, in heav'n

Author

[Smith, John Stafford?]

Lyricist

[Tomlinson, Ralph]

Place of Publication/Creation

London

Type of Material

text

Date Issued

[1783]

Publisher

J. Fielding

Notes

First book printing of both the poem and the tune of the Anacreontic song. There is reasonable historical doubt about John Stafford Smith's actual composition of the melody.

Published in "The vocal enchantress," pages 336-338.

Subjects

Songs (high voice) with piano -- to 1800

Drinking songs

Call Number

M1740.V58 1783 (case)

Updated

05-31-2005

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