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Printable Song Analysis
Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
tiri-ti
eighth rest
ti
anacrusis
Source
Newell, William Wells. Games and Songs of American Children. 1883. Reprint, New York: Dover Publications, 1963. 87.
Tone Set Drm sl
Tonal Center Do
Scale Pentatonic
Original Starting Pitch A
Informant/Performer
Range
M6
State Louisiana
Region South
Origin African-American
Grade Level
K - 2
Song Type
Children's song
Melodic Element(s)
re
Game Type SubGame Type
Dramatic Play Dramatic Play/Improvisation
Melodic Context
so-re
Figures
Rhythmic Element(s)
Subject SubSubject
Occupations Occupations/Housekeeping
Partwork
General Comments
Rhythmic values have been halved from the original, which is notated in common time. Also in Seeger, Ruth Crawford. American Folk Songs for Children, with suggestions for additional verses.
Form Type Strophic with Refrain
Form Analysis ABCD
   
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