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Thread #71356 Message #459251
Posted By: Allan C.
09-May-01 - 11:37 PM
Thread Name: Origins:John Brown's Body/ Battle Hymn of Republic
Subject: RE: John Brown's Body
Many years ago I had a chorus part in the musical, "John Brown's Body". Unlike the more common renditions you may find, the music for this was written/arranged by someone named Fenno Heath who was at one time the director of the Yale Glee Club. There was a particularly beautiful song having to do with the character, Melora, and her giving birth among the blackjack oaks. If anyone should happen to know of a source for this music I would deeply appreciate the opportunity to sing and play it once again.