Simple Gifts
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Simple Gifts is a 19th-century Shaker song best known today as the folk melody incorporated into Aaron Copland’s ballet score for Appalachian Spring.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaker song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American folk music revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Shaker community at Alfred, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph Brackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfComposition | 1848 ⓘ |
| firstLine | 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
Shaker music ⓘ folk song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic American folk melody ⓘ |
| hasForm | monophonic melody ⓘ |
| hasNotableAdaptation | Lord of the Dance (hymn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Judy Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The King’s Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mormon Tabernacle Choir NERFINISHED ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
religious devotion
ⓘ
simple living ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
humility
ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ spiritual freedom ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn |
Appalachian Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ballet score Appalachian Spring ⓘ |
| influenced |
American classical music
ⓘ
American folk hymnody ⓘ |
| isMelodicBasisFor | Lord of the Dance (hymn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | often performed in G major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joseph Brackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| melodicContour | conjunct melody with simple intervals ⓘ |
| meter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy | Aaron Copland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse |
Shaker dance song
ⓘ
Shaker worship ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
American patriotic events
ⓘ
Thanksgiving celebrations ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Shakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | theme in Appalachian Spring ⓘ |
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