What is To Anacreon in Heaven?
{{unsourced|date=March 2022}} '''To Anacreon in Heaven''', also known as the '''Anacreontic Song''', was the official song of the [[Anacreontic Society]]. The Anacreontic society was a [[gentlemen's club]] of amateur [[musicians]] in [[London]] during the 18th century. It was written by [[John Stafford Smith]], a British [[Freemason|Mason]] of Inverness Lodge #4 in London. At one point, the song was used by an Irish Masonic Orphans' Home as their song. Later, it became a popular English drinking song, and was called To Anacreon in Heaven. It is about a Greek poet named Anacreon. The song is not sung very much anymore. However, the music was used by [[Francis Scott Key]] for [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], the [[national anthem]] of the [[United States]]. {{music-stub}} [[Category:18th-century songs]] [[Category:1770s works]]