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Lullaby by François Nicholas Riss A lullaby (/ ˈ l ʌ l ə b aɪ /), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies, they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition.
Hush, Little Baby" is a traditional lullaby, thought to have been written in the Southern United States. The lyrics are from the point of view of a parent trying to appease an upset child by promising to give them a gift.
The song is commonly thought to be of African-American origin. [1] An early published version is in "A White Dove", [2] a 1903 story for kindergarteners by Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874–1941), a teacher from Alabama and daughter of Robert B. Lindsay. [3] In the story, "a little girl" sings to "her baby brother" what is footnoted as "an old ...
"Hush-a-bye baby" in The Baby's Opera, A book of old Rhymes and The Music by the Earliest Masters, ca. 1877. The rhyme is generally sung to one of two tunes. The only one mentioned by the Opies in The Oxford Book of Nursery Rhymes (1951) is a variant of Henry Purcell's 1686 quickstep Lillibullero, [2] but others were once popular in North America.
Mentiond in "A Pocket Song Book for the Use of Students and Graduates of McGill Colle". Baa, Baa, Black Sheep: Great Britain 1744 [16] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. Baloo Baleerie 'The Bressay Lullaby' United Kingdom 1949 [17] [18] Alliterative nonsense based around the Scots word for lullaby, "baloo". Billy Boy: United ...
Lullabies – soothing songs meant to lull children, teens, and adults to sleep. Pages in category "Lullabies" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.
The original sheet music "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" is a classic American song that was written in 1913 by composer James Royce Shannon (1881–1946) for the Tin Pan Alley musical Shameen Dhu. The original recording of the song, by Chauncey Olcott, peaked at #1 on the music charts.
Rockabye Baby has been reviewed in the national media and child-rearing magazines Parents, Parenting, American Baby and Child. [5]Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs, which was available exclusively at Starbucks March 23-April 19, 2010, reached #3 on Billboard’s Kids' Albums chart, [6] #18 on the Billboard Independent Albums, [7] and #111 on the Billboard Top 200.