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HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Musical Works
- Singing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Happy Birthday to You
1, record 1, English, Happy%20Birthday%20to%20You
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Happy Birthday to You" is an American song which is sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. Non-English speakers have translated it into other languages. 2, record 1, English, - Happy%20Birthday%20to%20You
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The "Happy Birthday" story begins with two sisters from Kentucky Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill ... One day in 1893 Patty ... came up with the modest melody we now know as "Happy Birthday"; sister Patty added some simple lyrics and completed the creation of "Good Morning to All" a simple greeting song for teachers to use in welcoming students to class each day ... Here the trail becomes murky -- nobody really knows who wrote the words to "Happy Birthday to You" and put them to the Hills' melody or when it happened. The "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics first appeared in a songbook edited by one Robert H. Coleman in March of 1924 where they were published as a second stanza to "Good Morning to You"; with the advent of radio and sound films "Happy Birthday" was widely popularized as a birthday celebration song and its lyrics supplanted the originals ... The Chicago-based music publisher Clayton F. Summy Company working with Jessica Hill published and copyrighted "Happy Birthday" in 1935 ... so under current law the copyright protection of "Happy Birthday" will remain intact until at least 2030. 3, record 1, English, - Happy%20Birthday%20to%20You
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres d'œuvres musicales
- Chant
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Joyeux Anniversaire
1, record 1, French, Joyeux%20Anniversaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Bonne fête 2, record 1, French, Bonne%20f%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La chanson «Happy Birthday» [...] était au départ intitulée "Good morning to all" et fut composée en 1893 par deux sœurs du nom de Mildred J. Hill et Patty Smith Hill [...] Personne ne sait comment le texte a évolué de «Good morning to all» à «Happy birthday to you» [...] Sur ce bonne fête tout le monde. 3, record 1, French, - Joyeux%20Anniversaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de obras musicales
- Canto
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- feliz cumpleaños 1, record 1, Spanish, feliz%20cumplea%C3%B1os
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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