Battle Hymn of the Republic
~ Recording by Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams
Annotation
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a hymn by American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the abolitionist song "John Brown's Body". Howe's more famous lyrics were written in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. It became popular during the American Civil War. Since that time it has become an extremely popular and well-known American patriotic song.
Annotation last modified on 2011-01-24 11:09 UTC.
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| recording of: | Battle Hymn of the Republic (in 1984-06) |
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Battle Hymn of the Republic
| lyricist: | Julia Ward Howe (American poet) |
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| composer: | William Steffe (in 1856) |
| referred to in medleys: | American Pageant Hooked on America An American Trilogy (order: 4) |
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| later parody versions: | The Balled of Harry Lewis |
| later translated versions: | Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Peter Alexander arrangement) ともだち賛歌 |
| later versions: | Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| is based on: | John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah) |
| is the basis for: | Battle Hymn of the Republic General Napoleon og hans titusind mand Glory alléluia (french lyrics) Glory Glory Man United John Brown’s Other Body Stakkars store, sterke karer Tim Goes Crazy ヨドバシカメラの歌 (Yodobashi Camera theme) |
| arrangements: | Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Wilhousky) Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Ringwald) Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Robert Opratko) Battle Hymn of The Republic (arr. Wilbur de Paris) Glory (Bobby McFerrin arrangement) Glory Glory Halleluja (Rolf Rosemeier arrangement) Glory, Glory, Halleluja (Udo Jürgens arrangement) Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory |
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