AlfredWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home Conductor Score 2.5
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The Korena take
Sandra Dackow’s arrangement presents the tune known in the United States as When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Its musical background reaches across Ireland and the United States, where it is embraced as traditional folk music. The score also carries a substantial lyric history: the original words, “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye,” tell of a woman receiving back a loved one changed by war. Later associations include its use as an anti-war anthem and popularity with both sides during the US Civil War.
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Who this is for
- Conductors programming an arrangement of a tune associated with Irish and American traditional folk music.
- Programs that want the historical context surrounding When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Who arranged this conductor score?
Sandra Dackow arranged it.
02Is this tune known by another title?
Yes. The original words are “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye.”
03What is the song’s historical context?
It is associated with Irish and American traditional folk music, later anti-war associations, and American Civil War-era popularity with both Confederate and Union armies.
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1 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Red
