Berceuse
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For other uses, see lullaby and lullaby (disambiguation).
A berceuse is "a musical composition usually in 6/8 time that resembles a lullaby".[1] Otherwise it is typically in triple meter. 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 out of character. 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,[2] Liszt, and Balakirev, which are all in D♭.
[edit] Music
- Wiegenlied (Brahms) is actually considered a berceuse, though it may be better known as Brahm's Lullaby
- Berceuse de Jocelyn, a tender lullaby from the opera "Jocelyn" by Benjamin Godard
- "Berceuse" (Chopin), "cradle song" for piano, composed by Frédéric Chopin
- One of the excerpts from The Firebird Suite, a ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky
- Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré by Maurice Ravel for violin and piano
- Compositions by Ferruccio Busoni
- Berceuse (in C major) Op. 2, for piano
- Berceuse (Lullaby), for piano
- Berceuse élégiaque
- Berceuse, [Frank Bridge] is a piece for cello and piano
- Faure: Berceuse for Violin and Piano in D major Op. 16
- Tchaikovsky: Berceuse for Solo Piano in A-Flat Major op.72 no. 2
[edit] References
- ^ berceuse. (2010). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved August 8, 2010, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berceuse
- ^ Jeremy Siepmann, The Piano: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Popular Musical Instrument (1998), p. 67.
