Musical Insights: "The Little Sandman" by Johannes Brahms
Explore the musical richness of "The Little Sandman" by Johannes Brahms through its art song composition, tonality, mood, tempo, and melodic features. Uncover the soothing and gentle qualities of this piece in G major, with a melodic range of a 9th and the use of slurs for smooth articulation. Discover the Four Chord trick and the iconic lyrics that make this song a timeless favorite.
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Set Songs A JC Music
The Little Sandman Johannes Brahms 1833-97 Taken from the 14 Volskinderlieder 1858 the Little sandman is based on a German Folk Tune. Brahms arrangement provides a piano accompaniment with quavers that are meant to represent the trickling of sand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzEXbUUMIJE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxUBdQNXXI
Art Song Little sandman is an art song meaning it is a poem set to music. In German art songs are called Lied plural is Lieder
Musical Features What Musical features can you hear in this piece? Tonality? Major or minor? Mood? How does it feel? Tempo? Fast or slow? Melody moving by step or leap? Form or structure are there three sections or two?
Mood Soothing or gentle Key of G major = major tonality Tempo is Andante Form is A A B C B C Melody moving by step Range of a 9th Slurs are used. A type of articulation to connect notes together smoothly.
Four Chord trick C G D G
Lets sing Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones. Looking for fun and feelin' groovy. Hello lamppost, What cha knowing? I've come to watch your flowers growing. Ain't cha got no rhymes for me? Doot-in' doo-doo, Feelin' groovy.
What can you hear? Melody Harmony Rhythm/metre Timbre Style Tonality
Popular Songs and Negro spirituals Pop songs have a strong melody which is appealing attractive and memorable. Strong melodies and good lyrics Usual line up includes guitar, bass, singer, drums
59thStreet song Feelin Groovy by Paul Simon 1966 Tonality Major Mood light hearted song celebrating life and relaxing Metre four beats in a bar Key B Flat Major Melody is steps and leaps many of the leaps within a chord. Range of a 10th Syncopation
Listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJBhdKrwTOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLS58u3cqn8
Test What is the category that this set song is taken from? Explain how this song is a good example of that category/style of song Name the song and composer What is the Tonality of this song? What is the mood of this song? What is the metre of this song? Does the song have steps or leaps or both? What is the range of this song?
Historical and Modern Ballads Ballare the medieval dance song. In Modern times the ballads were used to write about social themes such as poverty, homelessness and war,
Ballads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1rzSSMsac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsjiSfAmEeo
Streets of Laredo Irish people probably brought this melody to America with them, and the story was a common theme that can be found in many ballads but the tune is definitely Irish.
What can you hear? Melodic features? Harmony? Instruments? Tonality? Rhythm features? Form?
Musical Features Tonality Major Rhythm features 3 beats in a bar/ upbeat/simple rhythms Melody Range Middle C to C an Octave. Moving by step mostly. Tempo slow Form ABAB1 Strophic same music for each verse no chorus. Mood sad and mourning Articulations - Slurs
Test Tonality Rhythm Melody. Using the three headings describe this set song. Who wrote it? What is the song title? What category does it belong in? What is the form? What is the tempo? What is the mood? What is a slur? What is strophic music?
