Mary Had a Little Lamb
E599400
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a traditional 19th-century English-language nursery rhyme and children's song that has become one of the most widely known kids' tunes in the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language song
ⓘ
children's song ⓘ nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
child and pet relationship
ⓘ
kindness ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresAnimal | lamb ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
ⓘ
nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| hasAgeGroup |
early elementary school children
ⓘ
preschoolers ⓘ toddlers ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Mary
NERFINISHED
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lamb ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | considered one of the most widely known kids' tunes ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole |
language development
ⓘ
memory training ⓘ musical ear training ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasMeter | trochaic meter ⓘ |
| hasRepetitiveStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | simple end-rhyme pattern ⓘ |
| hasSimpleMelody | true ⓘ |
| isMemorizedOrally | true ⓘ |
| isOftenIncludedIn |
beginner music method books
ⓘ
children's songbooks ⓘ nursery rhyme collections ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English-language nursery rhyme tradition ⓘ |
| isPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| isWidelyKnown | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| typicalKey | C major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
children's music classes
ⓘ
home ⓘ kindergarten ⓘ preschool ⓘ |
| typicalTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
early music education
ⓘ
lullaby ⓘ nursery rhyme recitation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
teaching basic rhythm
ⓘ
teaching melody to beginners ⓘ teaching note sequences on piano ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"