Brisbane Ladies

Background: This Australian folk song is an adaptation of the traditional English naval song 'Spanish Ladies'. A Jackaroo called 'Saul Mendelsohn', (who later became a shopkeeper), is credited with writing the lyrics which date back to at least the 1870s.

This song is useful for practising:

3/4 metre
The rhythmic element 'tum ti' (dotted crotchet, quaver / dotted quarter note, eighth note)
The melodic element 'low ti'.

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Kodály Analysis:

Brisbane Ladies		Theme:	Australian	Games:
Partner:		Form:	Verse & Chorus	Song Type:

Scale:

Major

CSP:

B - C

Age:

Lower Secondary - Middle Secondary

Tones:

m low

s low

l low finalis

ti low

Rhythm:

;

;

Melodic:

m low

l low

s low

l low finalis

;

l low

ti low

;

ti low

l low

s low

m low

;

l low

;

;

;

l low

m low

;

m low

;

Prac:

,

ti low

Origin: Australian Folk Song

Source: BethsNotesPlus.com Verses: Folkstream.com Arr. M.McLatchey

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