Hvem skrev musikken til twinkle twinkle little star?
Jane Taylor
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" er en populær engelsk vuggevise. Teksten er fra et engelsk digt fra begyndelsen af det 19. århundrede af Jane Taylor, "The Star". Digtet, der er i parret, blev første gang offentliggjort i 1806 i Rhymes for the Nursery, en samling af digte af Taylor og hendes søster Ann. Det synges til melodien af den franske melodi Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, som blev udgivet i 1761 og senere arrangeret af flere komponister, herunder Mozart med Tolv variationer over "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman". Den engelske tekst har fem strofer, men kun den første er almindeligt kendt. Den har et Roud Folk Song Index-nummer på 7666. Sangen opføres normalt i tonearten C-dur.
Jane Taylor
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early 19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, "The Star". The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann. It is sung to the tune of the French melody Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, which was published in 1761 and later arranged by several composers including Mozart with Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman". The English lyrics have five stanzas, although only the first is widely known. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7666. This song is usually performed in the key of C Major.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star