The Boys Are Marching: A Digital Analysis of Civil War Sheet Music
Class Year
2019
Document Type
Digital Project
Date of Creation
Summer 2017
Department 1
Library
Abstract
"Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" was written in December 1864 by George Frederick Root and published by Root & Cady. In 1865 it sold 150,000 copies. This digital project does an analyzes all aspects of the song. This website explores different aspects of the song “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!” The sheet music cover is compelling because it contains illustrated references to five of Root’s other songs: "The Vacant Chair", "My Heart is Like a Silent Lute", "Who'll Save the Left", "Battle Cry of Freedom", and "Within the Sounds of the Enemy's Guns." There are also sections on this website dedicated to the life of the composer, George Frederick Root, as well as the publishing company, Root & Cady. The lyrics are in the process of being annotated. Visitors to this site can click on different sections of the lyrics to learn about their significance. Because “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!” has a very “catchy” tune, other songs were written with the same melody.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Noto, Christina M., "The Boys Are Marching: A Digital Analysis of Civil War Sheet Music" (2017). Student Publications. 555.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/555
Comments
Final project for the 2017 Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship at Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.