Lullaby
TYPE | 2 - Simple Melody |
TUNE STRUCTURE | 12 bars |
VERSE STRUCTURE | improvised |
TIME SIGNATURE | C |
KEY SIGNATURE | ♭♭♭ |
TONAL CENTRE | C |
INCIPIT | GGGAGF♯EF♯GEF♯ |
GENRE | Lullaby |
TEXT SOURCE | P.W. Joyce, Ancient Irish Music (Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873) p.67 |
TUNE SOURCE | as above |
FIRST LINE | Sho-ho, ba-by |
NOTATED INCIPIT |
LullabySho-ho, baby, Sho-ho, baby, Sho-ho baby bye;Sho-ho, baby, Sho-ho, baby; Sho-ho, baby bye.Sho-ho baby bye, Sho-ho baby bye.