Record ID:
136922
Title:
Battle hymn of the Republic : adapted to the favorite melody of "Glory Hallelujah" / written by Mrs. Dr. S.G. Howe for the Atlantic Monthly.
Published:
Boston (77 Washington St.) : Oliver Ditson & Co., c1862.
Notes:
Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SAB) and piano.
From poem: Battle hymn of the Republic / Julia Ward Howe. Cf. Later lyrics / Julia Ward Howe, p. 41-42.
"The composer of Glory Hallelujah is unknown, but it has been claimed to be the work of William Steffe"--Early Amer. sheet music / Dichter & Shapiro, p. 111.
Probable 1st ed.
Decorative t.p.
Associated names:
Steffe, William, ca. 1830-1890.
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910, lyricist.
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