| 49121 | Ghosts of Antietam |
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| McIntyre, Joseph Jay |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: Full Orchestra |
| Grade: Difficult |
| Duration: 7:00 |
| Instrumentation: 2+1.2.2.2/4.2.3.1,timp,5 perc,str=10.10.8.8.6 |
| Comments: Includes: When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Gary Owen, Jefferson and Liberty, and Taps. |
| Description: Inspired by the “haunted” Civil War grounds of Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland, “Ghosts of Antietam” opens ominously as a lonely wind stirs across a barren cornfield, and the sounds of phantom soldiers can be heard marching in the distance. Slowly, the spirits start to gather and come to life as the strains of familiar old war songs beckon the spirits to come alive. The music intensifies with excitement until all the souls are summoned and congregate as the stirring music of the Civil War is once again played on the battlefield. Incorporates several Civil War era songs, including When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Gary Owen, Jefferson and Liberty, and Taps. |