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Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0A berceuse [bɛʁsøz] is "a musical composition usually in 68 time that resembles a lullaby".
01 · What it is
MusicVocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
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03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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What is berceuse in plain words?
A berceuse [bɛʁsøz] is "a musical composition usually in 68 time that resembles a lullaby".
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The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 1 sourceA berceuse [bɛʁsøz] is "a musical composition usually in 68 time that resembles a lullaby". Otherwise it is typically in triple metre. Tonally most berceuses are simple, often merely alternating tonic and dominant harmonies; since the intended effect is to put a baby to sleep, wild chromaticism would be somewhat inappropriate. Another characteristic of the berceuse, for no reason other than convention, is a tendency to stay on the "flat side"; noted examples including the berceuses by Chopin, who pioneered the form, Liszt, and Balakirev, which are all in D♭.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Berceuse”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
berceuse is musical composition usually in 6/8 time, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
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