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English: Melody of The Anacreontic Song, from the first Longman & Broderip edition (c. 1780). Transcribed and typeset in Lilypond by the uploader.
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Source http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.100000012/default.html
Author Ralph Tomlinson / Anon (John Stafford Smith),


Generated from the following Lilypond source with the command: lilypond anacr.ly


\version "2.18.2"
#(set-default-paper-size "a4" 'landscape)

myMelody = {
  c8^\markup{\bold [Solo]} c4. |
  c4 e4 g4 c2 e8 d8 |
  c4 e,4 f4 g2 g4 |
  e'4 d4 c4 b4. a8 b4 |
  c2 g8 f8  e8 c4. c4 | \break
  c4 e4 g4 c4 c4 e4 |
  c4 e,4 f4 g2 g8 g8 |
  e'4. d8 c4 b2 a8 b8 |
  c8 c4. g4  e4 c4 e'4 | \break
  e8 f4. g4 g2 f8 [e8] |
  d4 e4 f4 f2 e8([d8]) |
  e4 d4 c4 b4. a8 b4 |
  c4 e,4 f4 g2 g8 g8 | \break
  c4 c4 c4 a8 a4. a4 |
  d4 f8 ([e8]) d8 ([c8]) \appoggiatura c4 b2 g4 |
  c4. d8 e8 ([f8]) g4 e4 c4 |
  c8 ([d8]) e4 d8\trill [c8] c2   \bar "|." \break
  g8^\markup{\bold Chorus} g8 |
  c4 c4 c4 a4 a4 a4 |
  d4. e8 d4 \appoggiatura c4 b2 g4 |
  c4. d8 e8 [f8] g4 e4 c4 |
  c8 e4. d8\trill [c8] c2
  \bar "|."
}

myLyrics = \lyricmode {
  To \markup\smallCaps{A} --
  \markup\smallCaps{na} -- \markup\smallCaps{creon} in Heav'n, where he
  sat in full Glee, A
  few Sons of Har -- mo -- ny
  sent a Pe -- ti -- tion, That
  He their In -- spi -- rer and
  Pa -- tron would be, when this
  An -- swer ar -- rived from the
  \markup\smallCaps{Jol} -- \markup\smallCaps{ly} \markup\smallCaps{Old} \markup\smallCaps{Gre} -- \markup\smallCaps{cian} "\"Voice"
  Fid -- dle, and Flute,
  no lon -- ger be mute,
  I'll lend you my Name and in -- spire you to boot, And, be --
  sides, I'll in -- struct you like me, to in -- twine, The
  Myr -- tle of \markup\smallCaps{Ve} -- \markup\smallCaps{nus} with \markup\smallCaps{Bac} -- \markup\smallCaps{chus} -- 's Vine.

  And be --
  sides I'll in -- struct you like me to en -- twine, The
  Myr -- tle of \markup\smallCaps{Ve} -- \markup\smallCaps{nus} with \markup\smallCaps{Bac} -- \markup\smallCaps{chus} -- 's Vine.

}

%% PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
anacrMelody = {
  \autoBeamOff
  \time 6/4
  \key c \major
  \partial 2
  \relative c' {
    \myMelody
  }
}

anacrLyrics = {
  \set associatedVoice = #"anacrMelody"
  \myLyrics
}

allMelody = \new Voice = "melody" { \anacrMelody }

allLyrics =  \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \anacrLyrics }

anacrStaff = \new Staff <<
  \allMelody
  \allLyrics
>>

disableBarNumbers = {
  \context Score \applyContext #(set-bar-number-visibility 1000)
}

anacrScore = \score {
  << \disableBarNumbers \anacrStaff >>
}

anacrBook = \book {
  \header { tagline = "" } %% remove footer
  \anacrScore
}

\anacrBook
%% END

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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