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.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:04 | John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra | America, The Dream Goes On | John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Philips | 412 627-2 |
| 1.5 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:03 | William Steffe | Salute to America | Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Markets (US only) | 442 808-2 |
| 1.6 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:02 | William Steffe | America the Beautiful | The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, Arthur Fiedler | Album + Compilation |
| Philips | 454 391-2 |
| 1.6 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:02 | William Steffe | America the Beautiful (club edition BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.) | The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, Arthur Fiedler | Album + Compilation |
| Philips | D 112670 |
| 11.3 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:03 | [anonymous], collected William Steffe | Complete Philips Recordings | John Williams | Other + Compilation | Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 485 1590 | |
| 11.3 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:03 | [anonymous], collected William Steffe | Complete Philips Recordings (2025 Reissue/Reprint of the 2022 Box Set) | John Williams And The Boston Pops Orchestra | Other + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 487 1645 |
| 1.3 | The Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:03 | [anonymous], collected William Steffe | America, The Dream Goes On | Boston Pops Orchestra & John Williams | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.5 | The Battle Hymn of the Republic | 5:03 | Anonymous | Salute to America | John Williams / Boston Pops | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | |
Relationships
| producer: | John McClure (recording engineer and record producer) |
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| choir vocals: | Tanglewood Festival Chorus (in 1984-06) |
| orchestra: | Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1984-06) |
| conductor: | John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1984-06) |
| chorus master: | John Oliver (chorus master) (in 1984-06) |
| arranger: | Peter Wilhousky |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) |
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| recorded at: | Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1984-06) |
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| recording of: | Battle Hymn of the Republic (in 1984-06) |
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Related works
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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