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Battle Cry of Freedom

1862 American patriotic song advocating the causes of Unionism and abolitionism
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Battle Cry of Freedom

Summary

Battle Cry of Freedom is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle Cry of Freedom's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom's composer is recorded as George Frederick Root[4].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom's Commons category is recorded as Battle Cry of Freedom[5].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom was published on 1862[7].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom's lyricist is recorded as George Frederick Root[8].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Battle Cry of Freedom'}[9].
  • Battle Cry of Freedom's form of creative work is recorded as song[10].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0b4508b6-9b51-435f-8038-a403a0f1aa66[12]

Body

Publication

Battle Cry of Freedom was released on 1862[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Why It Matters

Battle Cry of Freedom ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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