The Anacreontic Song Flashcards
1
Q
What was the rhyme sceme of Key’s Poem?
A
an eight-line stanza with nine rhymes
2
Q
Where is the triple rhyme?
A
In lines 5-6
3
Q
Where did key go soon after the poem’s publication?
A
Carr’s Music Store in Baltmore (run by organist Thomas Carr)
4
Q
Why did Key go to the music store?
A
He asked for sheet music to be created for his version of the song
5
Q
Who was the Italianopera composer referenced?
A
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
6
Q
What did Puccini link the melody to?
A
The american character Pinkerton in “Madama Butterfly” (1904)
7
Q
What is the US anthem also stigmatized as?
A
the “drinking song”
