Trivia 8-1-18 Southern Version

[Trivia Master]

Battle Cry of Freedom was George Root's great rallying song for Union soldiers but there was also a Southern version,
Who adapted Root's music for the Southern version ?
Who wrote the words of the Southern version.

credit: @Brenal

 

[hughes]

W. H. Barnes

Edit - Complete answer in post # 5.

hoosier

 

[BlueNGrey]

composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes

 

[Copperhead-mi]

H. L. Schreiner adapted Root's music and W. H. Barnes wrote the Southern version's words.

 

[hughes]

COMPLETED ANSWER

Music by H. L. Schreiner
Lyrics by W. H. Barnes

 

[Jimklag]

Hermann L. Schreiner adapted Root's tune, with words by William H. Barnes.

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[Schwallanscher]

1. hermann l schreiner
2. william h barnes

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[Stony]

1. H. L. Schreiner
2. W. H. Barnes
source-wiki

 

[SWMODave]

A patriotic song advocating the causes of Unionism and abolitionism, it became so popular that composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes adapted it for the Confederacy.

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[connecticut yankee]

Composer H. L. Schreiner adapted the music and lyricist W. H. Barnes wrote the words for the song's Confederate version.

 

[captaindrew]

Music by H.L. Schreiner words by W.H. Barnes.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Excellent question, I had no idea!

1) The music was adapted by H. L. Schreiner
2) The words were written by W. H. Barnes

"This was one of Root's best songs. It was the most effective rallying song of the North. Soldiers sang it in battle, in camps and on the long march. The naturalness and spontaneity in the melody and rhythm give it those national qualities of a patriotic song. Root composed two sets of verses, one a civilian rallying song, the second a battle song. The Confederates could not resist the flavor of this spirited tune. One of their prolific composers, H. L. Schreiner, adapted Root's tune for a patriotic song with words by W. H. Barnes."
https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/education/singing-soldiers-battle-cry-southern.htm

 

[Mike Serpa]

H.L. Schreiner - W.H. Barnes

 

[DBF]

H. L. Schreiner worked the tune and W. H. Barnes wrote the words.
https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/education/singing-soldiers-battle-cry-southern.htm

 

[Belle Montgomery]

Hermann L. Schreiner- adapted the music
William H. Barnes -lyrics

 

[Claude Bauer]

According to the National Park Service: "The Confederates could not resist the flavor of this spirited tune. One of their prolific composers, H. L. Schreiner, adapted Root's tune for a patriotic song with words by W. H. Barnes."

https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/education/singing-soldiers-battle-cry-southern.htm

Here's a video of the tune being performed at a reenactment:

Edit - Correct, Claude Bauer. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[Zella]

Music adapted by H. L. Schreiner.

Lyrics by W. H. Barnes.

https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/education/singing-soldiers-battle-cry-southern.htm

 

[HarlechMan]

It was adopted by Hermann L. Schreiner and written by William H. Barnes.
https://www.whatsoproudlywehail.org...ar/the-battle-cry-of-freedom-southern-version

 

[MC44]

composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes adapted it for the Confederacy.

 

[JOHN42768]

There was also a Confederate edition of "The Battle Cry of Freedom"! It is ascribed to prolific Confederate composer Hermann L. Schreiner, who made some minor changes to Root's melody in order to fit a new, Confederate text.
Source: http://music.allpurposeguru.com/2012/07/the-battle-cry-of-freedom-best-song-of-the-civil-war/

Confederates made their own version of The Battle Cry of Freedom, with lyrics made by William H. Barnes
Source: http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/union/songs/battcryexp.html