• Grade: Fifth
• Origin: England – Thomas Morley 1595 – “Ballett”*
• Key: G Major
• Time: 2/2 – cut time (also shown in 4/4)
• Form: AB
• Rhythm: advanced: 2/2: | ti ti ti/ ri | ta ti ti | ti/ ri ti ti | ta/ ta ti ri | syncopation, | ta/ ti | ta (ti) ti | ta (ti) ti ri | ti ri ti ri ti ri ti | ta/a |
• Pitches: intermediate: so la ti do re mi fa fi so – raised/sharp subdominant (4, Fi)
• Intervals: intermediate: mi\do/mi (M3), mi/fi (M2), so\re (P4), re\ti\so descending dominant arpeggio (V, D), so/so ascending dominant octave skip, fa\re (m3), re/so (P4), so\fi/so (m2), re/fa (m3), do/so (P5), so\so descending dominant octave skip
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, multiple repeat signs, multiple endings, syncopation on 2/2 (cut time), dominant arpeggios, dominant octave skip, raised subdominant (4, Fi), note: each stanza is repeated twice
• Key Words: world geography: England; music history: Thomas Morley (1557-1602), Ballett, Seasons, Maying, merry, lads, playing, Spring, gladness, Winter, sadness, upon, greenly grass, bagpipes, nymphs (young female): Old English: doth (does), bonny lass (pretty girl), trend (dance)
• Recorder: advanced: introducing C sharp (C#), dominant arpeggios, dominant octave skip, counting 2/2 – cut time

* Ballett (2 t’s): 17th-century dance-like vocal composition similar to the madrigal in style.

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