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'''Description:''' These words, sung to the tune known and generally used by the soldiers in Civil War times as "John Brown's Body", were written in December, 1861, in the course of a visit the author made to Washington. Impelled by the grim reality and significance of the war as it appeared in its nearer aspects, she wrote the verses under the inspiration of intense patriotic feeling, and a great Battle Hymn was born, never to die. | '''Description:''' These words, sung to the tune known and generally used by the soldiers in Civil War times as "John Brown's Body", were written in December, 1861, in the course of a visit the author made to Washington. Impelled by the grim reality and significance of the war as it appeared in its nearer aspects, she wrote the verses under the inspiration of intense patriotic feeling, and a great Battle Hymn was born, never to die. |
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- Editor: Jennifer Lee (submitted 2010-04-16). Score information: A4, 1 page, 125 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Composer: William Steffe
Lyricist: Julia Ward Howe
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1917
Description: These words, sung to the tune known and generally used by the soldiers in Civil War times as "John Brown's Body", were written in December, 1861, in the course of a visit the author made to Washington. Impelled by the grim reality and significance of the war as it appeared in its nearer aspects, she wrote the verses under the inspiration of intense patriotic feeling, and a great Battle Hymn was born, never to die.
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Original text and translations
English text Battle Hymn of the Republic |
Dutch translation Strijdlied van de republiek |