Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Answer 1

A lot of songs have that same tune.

Answer 2

Yes, the common tune that is shared between Twinkle T. L. S., Baa B.B.S., and the ABC song is a Mozart arrangement. The three children's songs mentioned above are Mother Goose nursery rhymes. I believe it was in the 1600's when peasant life in Europe was quite common, these peasant children never received any kind of an academic education. Since, the peasant parents were uneducated as well they use the craft of story telling, specifically nursery rhymes, to teach their children common lessons. Without a way to manually record the nursery rhymes it was easier to remember them by 1) making the words rhyme or 2) putting the words to a common tune. We still use some of these nursery rhymes and songs today to inspire our toddlers and preschoolers to ask questions about the world around them and to help them memorize important things like their ABC's. All thanks to some European peasants! You could always research on the Internet to get exact details and a time line on this occurrence.

Answer 3

Yes it does-

Twinkle Twinkle: Jane Taylor wrote the lyrics in 1806.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

In the dark blue sky you keep,
While you thro' my window peep,
And you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Answer 4

Good thing that "Twinkle, Twinkle" is in the public domain, or the lawsuits would last for centuries.

Here's one for you... the cadence is different, but the first seven notes of "Rock of Ages" (the hymn), and "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" are the same!

Answer 5

Yes, it's a Mozart piano sonata. I think he wrote when he was 8 or something, so it qualifies as a kiddie song hands down.

Answer 6

Wow! Thats cool! I never noticed that! They may not be totally same but they r similar! Even baa baa black sheep is similar. Maybe they r from the same musician!

Answer 7

I actually sat here & sang the both of them. I never realized it, but I think they do have the same tune. That was very observant of you! Good job! LOL

Answer 8

Just like the Barney song and Yankee Doodle

Answer 9

That's so cool! I never realised!
Mozart composed that music when he was about four. I didn't even know my alphabet at four.

Answer 10

I am not convinced they seem to start the same but I would need to hear both on tape