SMITH, John Stafford] [s41 *° Music °*]

The Anacreontic Song, as Sung at the Crown & Anchor Tavern in the Strand. The Words by Ralph Tomlinson, late President of that Society. 'To Anacreon in Heav'n'. [The tune, To Anacreon in Heaven, is the forerunner to The Star Spangled Banner.].

      London: Longman & Broderip [c.1782]. First edition, ?third issue. RISM S3705. BUC 1011. Fuld (1973) p.529. * - Folio. 4pp. Drop title. Disbound, previously folded. Tunes for Guitar and German flute on p.4. The Star Spangled Banner was taken from a poem by Francis Scott Key and set to the tune of The Anacreon in Heaven. It was later made the national anthem of the United States of America by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931.