Frère Jacques
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Frère Jacques is a traditional French nursery rhyme and round about a monk who oversleeps and is called to ring the morning bells.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's song
ⓘ
nursery rhyme ⓘ round (music) ⓘ song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
ⓘ
nursery rhyme ⓘ round (music) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUse |
lullaby
ⓘ
playground song ⓘ round sung in groups ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
teaching French language
ⓘ
teaching canon singing ⓘ teaching pitch ⓘ teaching rhythm ⓘ |
| hasLyricLine |
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.
ⓘ
Dormez-vous ? Dormez-vous ? ⓘ Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnez les matines ! Sonnez les matines ! ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Jacques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
a monk ⓘ |
| hasMelodicRange | one octave or less ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
four short phrases
ⓘ
simple repetitive melody ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Are You Sleeping?
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brother John NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruder Jakob NERFINISHED ⓘ Fra Martino NERFINISHED ⓘ Fray Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Frère Jacques (English versions) ⓘ Pan Jacek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnknown |
unknown date of composition
ⓘ
unknown original composer ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| isPartOf | French folk music tradition ⓘ |
| musicalForm |
canon
ⓘ
round ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
morning bells
ⓘ
oversleeping ⓘ wake-up call ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
church bells
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
children's education
ⓘ
music teaching ⓘ singing in canon ⓘ |
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