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  1. Similar with Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star the ABC song has its origins in the French song “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman” by Louis Le Maire from 1761.
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    Though you may not recognize it, the tune of the alphabet song is based on the tune of a very common nursery rhyme: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” In the 1780s, Mozart originally composed the tune as a variation on a classic French nursery rhyme “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman” (which means “Ah! Shall I tell you, mother?”).
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    The song has become known simply as the ABC or the Alphabet song. Bradlee credited the musical arrangement to 18 th -century composer Louis Le Marie. The song used a tune based on Mozart’s composition, ah, vous dirai-je, maman (French for Oh what will I tell your mama), which itself was based on an anonymous 1740 pastoral song.
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    "The ABC Song" was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. The melody is from a 1761 French music book and is also used in other nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". It is not known who first set the alphabet to this tune.
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    The ABC Song - Wikipedia

    "The ABC Song" is the best-known song used to recite the English alphabet in alphabetical order. It is commonly used to teach the alphabet to children in English-speaking countries. "The ABC Song" was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. The melody is from a 1761 French … See more

    The melody of "The ABC Song" was first published in the French book of music Les Amusements d’une Heure et Demy (transl. Amusements of an Hour and a Half) (1761) without lyrics. … See more

    Traditional alphabet songs in other languages
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    Lyrics: (each line represents two measures, or eight beats)
    A, B, C, D, E, F, G... (/eɪ biː siː diː iː ɛf dʒiː/) H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P... (/(h)eɪtʃ aɪ dʒeɪ keɪ ɛlɛmɛnoʊ piː/; "L, M, N, O" spoken twice as quickly as rest of rhyme) Q, R, S.../ T, U, V... See more

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