Editing Berceuse (section)

{{other uses|lullaby|lullaby (disambiguation)}}
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A {{lang|fr|'''berceuse'''}} {{IPA|fr|bɛʁsøz|}} is "a musical composition usually in {{music|time|6|8}} [[time signature|time]] that resembles a [[lullaby]]".<ref>berceuse. (2010). In ''Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary''. Retrieved August 8, 2010, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berceuse</ref> Otherwise it is typically in triple meter. [[Tonality|Tonally]] most berceuses are simple, often merely alternating [[Tonic (music)|tonic]] and [[Dominant (music)|dominant]] harmonies; since the intended effect is to put a baby to sleep, wild [[chromaticism]] would be somewhat inappropriate. Another characteristic of the ''berceuse'', for no reason other than convention, is a tendency to stay on the "flat side"; noted examples including the berceuses by [[Chopin]], who pioneered the form,<ref>Jeremy Siepmann, ''The Piano: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Popular Musical Instrument'' (1998), p. 67.</ref> [[Liszt]], and [[Mily Balakirev|Balakirev]], which are all in [[D-flat major|D{{music|flat}}]].