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The Roud number – "Roud num" – field may be used as a cross-reference to the Roud Folk Song Index itself in order to establish the traditional origin of the work. The database is recognised as a "significant index" by the EFDSS [ 4 ] and was one of the first items to be published on its web site after the launch of the online version of the ...
The destination of a chord progression is known as a cadence, or two chords that signify the end or prolongation of a musical phrase. The most conclusive and resolving cadences return to the tonic or I chord; following the circle of fifths , the most suitable chord to precede the I chord is a V chord.
There is a tavern in the town, in the town And there my dear love sits him down, sits him down And drinks his wine 'mid laughter free, And never, never thinks of me. (Chorus:) Fare thee well, for I must leave thee, Do not let this parting grieve thee, And remember that the best of friends Must part, must part. Adieu, adieu kind friends, adieu ...
The Dorian mode melody was first published as "Shady Grove" in the Journal of American Folklore in 1915, [8] but it was traditionally used in Appalachia for the ballad Matty Groves, as sung by traditional singers including Sheila Kay Adams ("Lady Margaret") [9] and Dillard Chandler ("Mathie Groves").
"The Riddle Song" (Roud 330), also known as "I Gave My Love a Cherry", is an English-language folk song, [1] a lullaby most likely originating in England and carried over by settlers to the American Appalachians. [2] As is typical with such songs, it is based on the pentatonic scale. [3]
"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (1955) is a popular song with lyrics by Fran Landesman, set to music by Tommy Wolf. The title is a jazz rendition of the opening line of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land, "April is the cruellest month". [1] The song describes how somebody feels sad and depressed despite all the good things associated with ...
The song tells a story of a man who is madly in love with a woman of this name and how he longs to be with her. [7] In 1938, a song called Sweet Peggy Gordon was recorded by Herbert Halpert in Sloatsburg, New York. The name of the singer was Mort Montonyea. [8]
Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: the lead sings the melody, with the tenor harmonizing above the melody, the bass singing the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completing the chord.