Showing posts with label Hi Lili Hi Lo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hi Lili Hi Lo. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

"Hi Lili, Hi Lo"

In the lines "On ev'ry tree there sits a bird / Singin' a song of love" at the beginning of "Hi Lili, Hi Lo," the phrase "ev'ry tree" is sung to notes of all different pitches (G A B), giving a sense of number.

Monday, March 30, 2020

"Hi Lili, Hi Lo"

In the line "A song of love is such a sad song" in "Hi Lili, Hi Lo," the "sad" is sung with a melisma (E D), musically giving a sense of degree (for "such").