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Title The Great rounds songbook / [compiled] by Esther L. Nelson ; illustrations by Joyce Behr.

Publication Info. New York : Sterling Pub. Co., [1985]
©1985

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 784.6 G    Check Shelf
Description 1 score (96 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Note Unacc. melodies; words in various languages.
Includes index.
Summary An illustrated collection of 116 rounds from around the world, with lyrics, melody lines, background information, and instructions for singing.
Contents Row, row, row your boat -- Merrily we roll along -- Mary had a little lamb -- Three blind mice -- Health round -- Frere Jacques -- Martinello -- Fray Felipe -- If the cat -- Fray Martin -- Down by the station -- Kookaburra -- Oh, how lovely is the evening -- White coral bells -- Apple trees in bloom come follow -- Fooling around with sound: Song of the frogs -- Hear the frogs -- Softly sings the donkey -- Sweetly the swan sings -- Swan sings -- Canoe around -- Wind in the willows -- Clocks -- Clocks-Danish version -- See the raindrops -- Now the blacksmith's arm -- I love the flowers -- Tumba, Tumba -- And yet another great Tumba round -- Derry ding dong Dason -- Great oldies: Goose round -- Laugh. Ha-Ha! -- Hey-Ho! nobody home! -- Vent frais (cool wind) Scotland's burning -- Chairs to mend -- Cherries so ripe -- Bento-Uri -- White sands and grey sands -- Little bell at Westminister -- French cathedrals -- Ding dong bell -- Great Tom is cast -- Where is John? -- Little Tommy Tinker -- Ride a cock horse -- Now all the woods are waking -- Hart, he loves the high wood -- Summer is a-coming in -- Tallis canon -- Lasagna -- Ah poor bird -- Funny rounds: Thirty purple birds -- To stop the train -- Grasshoppers three -- I don't care for underwear -- Sur le Pont d'Avignon -- Black socks -- To open their trunks -- Sandy McNab -- Mister Bach -- My dame hath a lame tame crane -- Benjy met a bear -- Ram Sam Sam -- Baby lima bean song -- Here lie the bones -- Poor Tom -- Mister Rabbit -- Let Simon's beard alone --I'm not strong, Sir! Getting the message: Early to bed -- Lullaby -- Man's life's a vapor -- Let us endeavor -- Sing. Sing together -- Music alone shall live -- Veggie round -- Artichokes and broccoli -- Avocado round -- Singing school -- Kin and Kith -- C-O-F-F-E-E -- Thirty days hath September -- Silly rounds: Donkeys and carrots -- Chickens get into the tomatoes -- One bottle pop -- I want a chocolate malted -- Reuben Reuben -- On mules we find -- Eating is fun -- Anselm's bread -- Duchess at tea -- Dangers of knowing your name -- Old woman from pride -- Can you dig that crazy gibberish -- Man with a wry nose -- Sweet potato round -- Love, joy, and peace: Alleluia -- Glad and good -- Join in singing Hallelujah -- Taps -- More we get together -- Ach du lieber Augustin -- Make new friends -- Ego sum pauper -- Dear friends -- Christmas is coming -- Shalom chaverim -- Haida. Haida -- Dona nobis pacem -- Vegetable grace -- Happy days -- We're on the homeward trail -- Evening bells -- Good night to you all -- Index of first lines -- Index -- About the author.
Subject Children's songs.
Glees, catches, rounds, etc.
Folk music.
Folk songs.
Rounds (Music)
Songs.
Added Author Nelson, Esther L.
Behr, Joyce, illustrator. Illustrator.
ISBN 0806947187
0806962348 paperback
0806947195 library binding
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