Barbara Allen #1
Song Analysis
Grade Level
7 - HS
Tonal Center
re
Scale
Pentatonic
Range
M10
Tone Set
dRm sl d'r'm'
Melodic Motive(s)
s,/l,.d.r
Melodic Elements
Melodic Context
Rhythmic Element(s)
anacrusis Tuning
 
 
Original Starting Pitch
Ab
Partwork
Form Analysis
AA'BC
Form Type
Strophic
Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
ta-a
tam-ti
anacrusis

Source

Morris, Alton C. Folksongs of Florida. Gainesville, Fla.: Univ. of Florida Press, 1950, 289-290.



Informant/Performer
Mrs. L.V. Scoldes, Macclenny, FL

State
Florida

Region
South

Origin
Anglo-American

Song Type(s)
Ballad


Game Types


Sub-Game Types


Sub-Game Types

Figures


Subject(s)
Love and Courtship


Sub Subject

Alternate Titles

General Comments

Child Ballad #84