Greensleeves
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"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and melody, often associated with the Tudor period and widely used and adapted in classical, popular, and holiday music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What Child Is This? | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
melody
ⓘ
traditional English folk song ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Tudor period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstDocumented | 16th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | My Lady Greensleeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | romantic nostalgia for Tudor England ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Western Christmas repertoire
ⓘ
arrangements for choir ⓘ arrangements for orchestra ⓘ arrangements for solo guitar ⓘ |
| hasKey | minor key (in most modern versions) ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | yes ⓘ |
| hasMelody | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableArrangementBy |
Gustav Holst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrick Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Alas, my love, you do me wrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| isAdaptedAs | What Child Is This? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | many folk song collections ⓘ |
| isOftenTaughtIn | beginner music education ⓘ |
| isOftenUsedFor | demonstrating modal harmony ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English traditional music canon ⓘ |
| isRecordedBy |
numerous classical artists
ⓘ
numerous folk artists ⓘ numerous popular music artists ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
English literature
ⓘ
historical novels set in Tudor England ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicalMode |
Aeolian mode (in some versions)
ⓘ
Dorian mode (in some versions) ⓘ |
| originalForm | song for voice and lute ⓘ |
| structure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| theme | unrequited love ⓘ |
| timeSignature | triple meter ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christmas music
ⓘ
classical music arrangements ⓘ film and television soundtracks ⓘ popular music adaptations ⓘ |
| usesMelodyOf | Greensleeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.