Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1449953 Composed by W. W. Fosdick & George R Poulton. Arranged by Thomas G Degan. 19th Century,A Cappella,Folk,Traditional. 1 pages. Thomas Degan #1029683. Published by Thomas Degan (A0.1449953). Aura Lea (sometimes spelled Aura Lee) is an American Civil War song about a maiden. It was written by W. W. Fosdick (lyrics) and George R. Poulton (music).Aura Lea was published by Poulton, an Englishman who had come to America with his family as a boy in 1838, and Fosdick in 1861. It was a sentimental ballad at a time when upbeat and cheerful songs were more popular in the music halls.[1] It became popular as a minstrel song, and the tune was also taken up by the U.S. Military Academy as a graduating class song, called Army Blue; new lyrics by L. W. Becklaw were sung to the original melody.-Wikipedia.
