Archivo: The Anacreontic Song page1

Descripción: At the top of the page : "The Anacreontic Song" as Sung at the Crown & Anchor Tavern in the Strand. The Words by Ralph Tomlinson Esqr. late President of that Society. Price 6d. London. Printed & Sold at A. Blands, Music Warehouse, 23, Oxford Street. This song is by and for a London musicians' society, in glory of Bacchus (god of wine) and Venus (goddess of love), after the Greek poet Anacreon. The members of this society could continue to drink wine, if they were able to sing this song. The tavern where they sang was probably at Arundel Street, in the Strand. The music was reused with other lyrics in two patriotic songs, with no relation to drunkenness or sex: the former anthem of Luxembourg, and the present anthem of the United States of America.
Título: The Anacreontic Song page1
Créditos: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.100010458/default.html
Autor(a): Poem by Ralph Tomlinson, music by John Stafford Smith, printed circa 1790 by A. Bland's Music Warehouse, London.
Términos de Uso: Dominio Público
Licencia: Dominio Público
¿Se exige la atribución?: No