John Brown's body / Glory hallelujah

( John Brown's body lies amould'ring in the grave ; John Brown liegt in seinem kalten dunklen Grab )

... American Civil War (1861-1865) ... ... Battle Hymn of the Republic ... ... Slave rebellion 1859. John Brown was tried, convicted of treason, and hanged in Charleston, Virginia, on 2 Dec 1859 ...

Arr.: Hess, Reimund (born in 1935) [ Germany ]

Mel.: Anonyme

Text by Benét, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943) [USA] (1928)
Adaptor of the text: Mühlbauer, Peter
Edition
Published by Breitkopf & Haertel [Germany] , 1976
Ref. : Z 21  (8 p.) , "Folklore der Welt"
Type of material: Full score
Copyright : Barocco Verlag Zürich
ISMN/ISBN : M-004-90016-1
 
Description
Text in: English + adapted in German
Epoque: 19 ; 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Folk music ; ; Partsong ; March ; Secular
Type of Choir: SSATBB  (6 mixed voices )
Instruments: Piano (1) ; Guitar (1) ; Tambourine (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: D major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Number of verses: 3
Origin: USA