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It became popular as a minstrel song, and the tune was also taken up by the U.S. Military Academy as a graduating class song, called "Army Blue"; new lyrics by L. W. Becklaw were sung to the original melody. [1] The Civil War began shortly after the song's release; "Aura Lea" was adopted by soldiers on both sides, and was often sung around ...
The 1956 song "Love Me Tender" puts new words to a new musical adaptation of the Civil War song "Aura Lea," published in 1861. "Aura Lea" had music by George R. Poulton and words by W. W. Fosdick. It later became popular with college glee clubs and barbershop quartets. It was also sung at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This category is for songs and music associated with the American Civil War ... (song) Aura Lea; B. Banks of the Ohio;
During the American Civil War, music played a prominent role on each side of the conflict, Union (the North) and Confederate (the South). On the battlefield, different instruments including bugles, drums, and fifes were played to issue marching orders or sometimes simply to boost the morale of one's fellow soldiers.
Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album of American Civil War music recorded by various artists. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was released on November 5, 2013 through ATO Records . The album was produced with the help of music supervisor Randall Poster , whose credits include work with Boardwalk Empire and Moonrise Kingdom . [ 3 ]
Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers recording period pieces and traditional songs, most of which date back to the American Civil War. [3]
The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song " John Brown's Body " in November 1861, and sold it for $4 to The Atlantic Monthly [ 1 ] in February 1862.
In 1861, George Poulton composed the melody for the song "Aura Lea", which was popular during the American Civil War, [2] and later became popular with college glee clubs and barbershop quartets. It was also sung at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.