Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe's words (1861) to the tune of John Brown's Body, as a hymn book prints it
In National anthems and patriotic songs
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 86: the usual pace of hymn tunes. Its length counts from that.
Plays on a MIDI keyboard in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet, or on the keys on screen without one.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out and adds none, so every note in it is the piece's own. Print any of them free.
- As written636 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand476 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots193 notes
- Right-hand melody160 notes
The easy version, the melody and left-hand roots at level 2, engraved on its own page.
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from C4 to E5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from G2 to C4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 5ths, octaves, 6ths, 7ths, 4ths, 3rds played together in one hand
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is a traditional tune. Credits