Simple Gifts
Traditional Shaker song written by Elder Joseph Brackett / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American folk band, see Simple Gifts (band).
"Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848, generally attributed to Elder Joseph Brackett from Alfred Shaker Village. It became widely known when Aaron Copland used its melody for the score of Martha Graham's ballet, Appalachian Spring, premiered in 1944.[1]
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Simple Gifts | |
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Genre | Shaker music, dance music |
Text | attr. Joseph Brackett |
Language | English |
Meter | Irregular with refrain |
Composed | 1848 |
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