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Era and Topic: Club Song

The Anacreontic Song

This is the original song written for the Anacreontic Society of London with music by composer John Stafford Smith that served as the melodic vechicle for “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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Hear historic versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner," "The Anacreontic Song," and more in our recording "Poets and Patriots."
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