| Composition Year | c.1796 |
|---|---|
| Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; |
| Work Title | The American Tar |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Press Gang Defeated |
| Composer | Taylor, Raynor |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IRT 1 |
| Key | C major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | c.1796 |
| Librettist | Susanna Haswell Rowson (1762-1824) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | voices, orchestra (assumed) |
Rowson's play The American Tar or Press Gang Defeated, is now lost, but it was written for, and performed by, a company in Philadelphia in c.1796.