anacreontic

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And before Key’s “Banner” the most well-known version of “The Anacreontic Song” was the 1798 “Adams and Liberty,” an attempt to win support for John Adams during his contentious Presidency.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

He wrote the poem “In Defense of Fort McHenry,” which was later set to the tune of a British song called “The Anacreontic Song” and eventually became the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Sonneck couldn’t conclusively identify the composer of the Anacreontic Song, then a musicological riddle.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

The Anacreontic Society faded out, I think toward the end of the 18th century,” White said.

From Washington Post

Oldys’s deep potations of ale, however, give me an opportunity of bestowing on him the honour of being the author of a popular Anacreontic song.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac