The Anacreontick Song / John Stafford Smith [print material]
Title
The Anacreontick Song
Arranger
Smith, John Stafford
Lyricist
[Tomlinson, Ralph]
Place of Publication/Creation
[London]
Date Issued
[1799]
Publisher
"printed for the Author"
Notes
It is this edition from which most claims of Smith's authorship of the tune come. While it is accepted that he did the arrangement for the tune, other initial sources for the melody have been given as an old hunting song or traditional bar song.
Published in "A fifth book of canzonets, catches, canons & glees, sprightly and plaintive, with a part for the Piano-Forte subjoined where necessary to melodize the score," pages 33-35.
