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Adams and Liberty

This hugely popular lyric sparked the popularity of The Anacreontic melody in the United States. It also featured a new, decorated arrangement of the tune.

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Freedom Triumphant

This sheet music contains the first realization of the melody published in the United States.

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For the Commemoration of the Glorious Fourteenth of July

This is the first known published American lyric to the Anacreontic melody and the first-known to be written by a woman.

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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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