This document discusses lullabies and their purpose. Lullabies are soothing songs sung to help put children to sleep. They are often simple and repetitive with alternating tonic and dominant harmonies. Traditionally, lullabies have religious themes about angels, mythical sleep entities, or scary figures. Examples of common lullabies are provided like "All the Pretty Little Horses" and "Brahm's Lullaby." Different types like ragtime lullabies are also described. Sources on lullabies are listed at the end.
4. What’s lullabies ?
A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children
before they go to sleep, with the intention of aiding that
process. As a result the songs are often simple and
repetitive. Lullabies can be found in many countries, and
have existed since ancient times. Tonally, most lullabies
are simple, often merely
alternating tonic and dominant harmonies.
5. examples of Lullabies
All the Pretty Little Horses – Traditional Lullaby
All Through the Night – Traditional Lullaby
All the World’s Asleep – Cathy Bollinger
Angels Watching Over Me – Traditional Lullaby
Counting Piggy Tails – Jack Hartmann
Everyone Needs to Rest – Jack Hartmann
Folk Song Lullabies – Phil Rosenthal
German Cradle Song – Traditional German Lullaby
Goodnight – Prue Whoo
Go to Sleep – Phil Rosenthal
He’s Got the Whole World – Sheet Music/Piano Solo
Hey, Hey, Watenay – Traditional Ojibwa Lullaby
Hush Little Baby – Traditional Lullaby
Hush Little Baby – Sheet Music from Andrea Moon
Lullaby and Goodnight (Brahm’s Lullaby) – Traditional
6. Kind’s of Lullabies
 ragtime lullaby
 Won't you play the music so the cradle can rock,
to a lullaby in ragtime.
Sleepy hands are creeping to the end of the clock,
play a lullaby in ragtime.
You can tell the sandman is on his way,
by the way that they play,
As still as the trill of a thrush in a twilight high
So you can hear the rhythm of the ripples on the side of the boat,
as you sail away to dreamland.
High above the moon you hear a silvery note,
as the sandman takes your hand.
So rock-a-by my baby, don't you cry my baby,
sleepy-time is nigh.
Won't you rock me to a ragtime lullaby,
So rock-a-by my baby,
don't you cry my baby,
sleepy-time is nigh.
Won't you rock me to a ragtime lullaby