A Colonial "Twelfth Night" celebration took place at Hancock House in Hancock's Bridge, NJ yesterday. Twelfth Night was part of the Twelve Days Of Christmas. It was celebrated from the Roman Era to just before the American Civil War. It fell out of favor in the middle of the 1800s. Last evening, it was brought back. The particular theme of this Twelfth Night was "1775 On The Eve Of War" in reference to the American Revolutionary War.
A fiddler asked if anyone had any requests. I responded, "'To Anacreon In Heaven' unless you are planning to use it as your encore.". He replied that this was a great choice because it can be a learning moment. He explained how the song eventually became "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814. I mentioned that the instrumental was also used for a John Adams song in the late 1790s. A minuet instruction followed.
Here are photographs of the event ...
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