Renaissance · 1580
Greensleeves
Anonymous (English Trad.)
- Key
- Em
- Time
- 6/8
- Tempo
- ♩=100
- AO focus
- AO1
Incipit
Form
English folk-song. First registered 1580. Strophic with a refrain (sometimes 'What Child is This?').
Teaching points
- English folk-song tradition
- Modal Aeolian flavour
- AO1: school choir staple
Full score ↓Public domain
Traditional, PD.