[Dixielandjazz] Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

[Steve barbone]

Anton Crouch <anton.crouch at optusnet.com.au>
 
> Hello all
> 
> The melody that we know as "Twinkle, twinkle little star" was not written
> by W A Mozart but is a French traditional children's song with the title
> "Ah vous dirai-je, maman".
> 
> It is commonly associated with Mozart because of his well known set of
> piano variations on the song, K 265/300e, Vienna, 1781–2.
> 
> The song was popular in the late 18th/early 19th centuries and was used by
> other composers such as Johann Friedrich Christmann, Johann Christoph
> Friedrich Bach, Antoine Lacroix and Bernard Lorenziti.

No wonder it is so popular as "What A Wonderful World" these days. At least
the first few bars. :-) VBG.

Cheers,
Steve