Flying Trapeze
Historical background George leybourne real name was joe saunder, he wrote the song “the man on the flying trapeze”. He was born in 1842 and lived for forty two years. He used to work as mechanic but he left his job for a work in the northern music hall. This song was written in the 19th century. Unfortunately there is no genre and the specific date the song was written. There is also no story behind it.
Musical analysis The man on the flying trapeze song does not have any sharp or flats so, it is a “c” major. The time signature of this song is 3 quarter note per measure. This means there are 3 beats in each measure. The form of this piece of music is just “a” because the music as a whole have the same feeling it does not change.
Musical analysis The man on the flying trapeze song does not have any sharp or flats so, it is a “c” major. The time signature of this song is 3 quarter note per measure. This means there are 3 beats in each measure. The form of this piece of music is just “a” because the music as a whole have the same feeling it does not change.