Sailing down the river .- John Brown's body / Glory hallelujah

( John Brown's body lies amould'ring in the grave )

... 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.: Schaefers, Anton (1908-1997) [ Germany ]

Mel.: Anonyme

Text by Benét, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943) [USA] (1928)
Edition
Published by Eres [Germany] , 2006
Ref. : eres 5458  (3 p.)
Type of material: Full score
Other titles on the same score: Up she goes ; Santy Anna ; Across the Western Ocean
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 19 ; 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Folk music ; ; Partsong ; March ; Secular
Type of Choir: TTBB  (4 men voices )
Instruments: Accordeon (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: B flat major
Duration: 3.3 min.
Number of verses: 5
Origin: USA