Alternate Title: The Battle Hymn of the Republic Henry Reed's air is evidence of the folksongs in circulation about John Brown that became the basis for Julia Ward Howe's patriotic hymn "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." His version implies a verse and refrain using essentially the same melodic material, as is the case with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Title change: The title appeared in the fieldnotes as "John Brown's a-Hangin' on a Sour Apple Tree." Key: D Meter: 4/4 Strains: 2 (middle-middle, 4-4) Rendition: 1-2-1 Phrase Structure: ABAC A'B'A'C (abcd abef a'b'c'd' abef) Compass: 9
*256 tone = 1 step in 768-tet on C. Equal-tempered: 21/(6*128):1 = 1.56 cents cents. MIDI pitch bend: 64,32 on m2 The 1023rd subharmonic is 1.69 cents, and Sibelius's pitch bend commands are not fine enough to distinguish between these two intervals, as is human perception.
