Berceuse
A berceuse [bɛʁsøz] is "a musical composition usually in 6 8 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♭.
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Berceuse
A berceuse [bɛʁsøz] is "a musical composition usually in 6 8 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♭.
Music
Berceuse
• Berceuse pour deux notes qui cornent (for two notes which continue), for organ, JA 7, by Jehan Alain • Berceuse de Jeanne, by Harrison Birtwistle • Wiegenlied (Brahms), a cradle song, is a berceuse; it is better known in English as Brahms's Lullaby • Berceuse, by Frank Bridge, for cello and piano • Compositions by Ferruccio Busoni • Berceuse (in C major) Op. 2, for piano • Berceuse (Lullaby), for piano • Berceuse élégiaque • Berceuse, for piano by Frédéric Chopin • "Berceuse for the Infant Jesu" in A Little Suite for Christmas, by George Crumb • Berceuse Heroique, for piano, by Claude Debussy • Two compositions by Gabriel Fauré • Berceuse, Op. 16. • "Berceuse" section of Dolly Suite for Piano four-hands, Op. 56, No. 1, by Fauré. Sometimes transcribed for violin and piano: not to be confused with the Op. 16 work, above. • Berceuse for an Unwanted Child (Reginald Foresythe) 1934 • Berceuse de Jocelyn, a lullaby from the opera "Jocelyn" by Benjamin Godard • Berceuse de Jupiter, also known as the aria "Que Les Songes Heureux" from the opera "Philémon et Baucis", by Charles Gounod • Grieg Lyric Pieces Op. 38 No. 1 • "Berceuse" from 114 Songs (1922) by Charles Ives • Berceuse by Armas Järnefelt 1904 • "Berceuse" from 12 Transcendental Études by Sergei Lyapunov • Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré by Maurice Ravel for violin and piano • "Berceuse" in Six pieces for violin and piano, Op 79, No. 6, by Jean Sibelius • One of the excerpts from The Firebird, a ballet by Igor Stravinsky • Berceuse for Solo Piano in A flat Major, Op. 72, No. 2, by Tchaikovsky • Berceuse (sur les paroles classiques), from 24 Pieces in Free Style, for organ, by Louis Vierne • Berceuse for Mallory, a big band jazz composition by Steve Spiegl • French online radio station titled berceuses.com with lullabies for children
Art
Berceuse
• La Berceuse, a series of paintings by Vincent van Gogh