Chris Caton-Greasley
May 21, 20211 min
This morning's Gemstar is Eleanor who takes Glockenspiel lessons with Ste.
Did you know Frère Jacques was a real person? Well that's one theory.
There are a number of others, you can find them all online. A good starting page is Wikipedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques) but before you go sing along.
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques
Dormez-vous, Dormez-vous
Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines
Ding, dang, dong, Ding, dang, dong
The song concerns a monk's duty to ring the bell for matines. Frère Jacques has apparently overslept, it is time to ring the bells for matins, and someone wakes him up with this song.
Eleanor has worked very hard to achieve this fantastic rendition of this well known round.
Eleanor has lessons on the glockenspiel with Ste.
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