| Grade Level K - 3 |
Tonal Center do |
| Scale Tetratonic |
Range M6 |
| Tone Set s,l, D m |
Melodic Motive(s) |
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Melodic Elements
so, 
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Melodic Context l,-s, |
| Rhythmic Element(s) half note
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| Original Starting Pitch G |
Partwork |
| Form Analysis AA' |
Form Type Barform |
| ta |  |
| ti-ti |  |
| ta-a |  |
Source
Davis, Arthur Kyle, Jr. Traditional Ballads of Virginia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1929. 577
Informant/Performer
Mrs. Nancy Kitts and Miss Rosa Tickle, Bland, VA, 1923
State
Virginia
Region
South
Origin
Anglo-American
Song Type(s)
Ballad
Singing Game
Game Types
Circle
Sub-Game Types
Circle/Moving
Sub-Game Types
Figures
Subject(s)
Colors
Sub Subject
Alternate Titles
General Comments
This is the first verse of "Lord Daniel's Wife," a variant of "Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard". Child ballad #81. Also in Seeger, Ruth Crawford, American Folk Songs for Children and Erdei, Peter and Katalin Komlos, 150 American Folk Songs for Children.
