Anacreontic Society
Anacreontic Society. Aristocratic mus. soc. in London 1766–94, meeting fortnightly during the season. Haydn attended a meeting. At each meeting, pres. sang constitutional song ‘To Anacreon in Heaven’. See Star-Spangled Banner.
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