Bells & Xylophone Medium

Brahms’ Lullaby

Letters and boomwhacker colors for bells, xylophone or boomwhackers. Starts E E G E E G.

Key
C major
Range
C4–C5
Length
52 notes
Melody
1868, public domain

The notes

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.

EEGEEGEGC′BAAGDEFDDEFDFBAGBC′CC

C′AFGECFGAGCCCC′AFGECFEDC

Boomwhacker colors (C major set), always with the letter. Maker’s color list.
  • Cred
  • Dorange
  • Eyellow
  • Flight green
  • Gaqua
  • Aviolet
  • Bfuchsia
  • C′ (high)red
70%

Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s bells sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), 1868
Public domain
Melody 1868, melody only: first published before 1931.
Source
Brahms, Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (first edition, N. Simrock, 1868), scans on IMSLP (1868)

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