To Anacreon in Heaven
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"To Anacreon in Heaven" is an 18th-century English drinking song that later provided the melody for the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| To Anacreon in Heaven canonical | 9 |
| The Anacreontic Song | 2 |
| Anacreon in Heaven | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: To Anacreon in Heaven Context triple: [The Star-Spangled Banner, melodyOrigin, To Anacreon in Heaven]
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A.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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B.
Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
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C.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
I Love You, California
"I Love You, California" is a patriotic song celebrating the landscapes and spirit of California, officially adopted as the state's song.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: To Anacreon in Heaven Target entity description: "To Anacreon in Heaven" is an 18th-century English drinking song that later provided the melody for the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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A.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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B.
Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
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C.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
I Love You, California
"I Love You, California" is a patriotic song celebrating the landscapes and spirit of California, officially adopted as the state's song.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century song
ⓘ
drinking song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | keyboard accompaniment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anacreon in Heaven
ⓘ
linked to:
To Anacreon in Heaven
The Anacreontic Song ⓘ
linked to:
To Anacreon in Heaven
|
| associatedWith |
Anacreontic Society of London
ⓘ
linked to:
Anacreontic Society
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| composer | John Stafford Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | basis of the United States national anthem melody ⓘ |
| describedAs | club song of the Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| firstLine | To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee ⓘ |
| genre |
club anthem
ⓘ
drinking song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Francis Scott Key’s use of melody ⓘ |
| hasKey | major key ⓘ |
| hasMelodyUsedBy |
Adams and Liberty
ⓘ
linked to:
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ The Star-Spangled Banner (United States national anthem) ⓘ
linked to:
The Star-Spangled Banner
|
| historicalPeriod | Georgian era ⓘ |
| inception | 1770s ⓘ |
| influenced | United States patriotic music ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Anacreon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ralph Tomlinson ⓘ |
| meter | anacreontic verse style ⓘ |
| musicalForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| musicNotationType | Western staff notation ⓘ |
| musicStyle | late 18th-century English song style ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Anacreon ⓘ |
| notableFor | providing the melody for The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceContext | gentlemen’s musical club gatherings ⓘ |
| performanceType | convivial singing ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
ⓘ
The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Anacreontic Society meetings ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | brisk ⓘ |
| theme |
conviviality
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ music ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| title | To Anacreon in Heaven ⓘ |
| usedAs | club anthem of the Anacreontic Society ⓘ |
| vocalFor | solo voice ⓘ |
| vocalRange | wide range ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: To Anacreon in Heaven Description of subject: "To Anacreon in Heaven" is an 18th-century English drinking song that later provided the melody for the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: To Anacreon in Heaven
linked to: To Anacreon in Heaven
linked to: To Anacreon in Heaven
subject linked to:
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
subject linked to:
United States national anthem