In addition to the many large-scale works for which he is celebrated Elgar also wrote a plethora of songs among them approximately fifty part-songs. Fly Singing Bird is one part of a two-part work that sets the poetry of the composer’s wife. Alice Elgar had published an epic poem Isabel Trevithoe a Cornish love story from which the words of Fly Singing Bird were excerpted.Fly Singing Bi…

In addition to the many large-scale works for which he is celebrated Elgar also wrote a plethora of songs among them approximately fifty part-songs. Fly Singing Bird is one part of a two-part work that sets the poetry of the composer’s wife. Alice Elgar had published an epic poem Isabel Trevithoe a Cornish love story from which the words of Fly Singing Bird were excerpted.Fly Singing Bi…

My heart is like a singing bird

Like A Singing Bird by Bob Chilcott beautifully combines a melodic setting of Christina Rossetti's 'A Birthday' with Robert Burns' 'A Red Red Rose' sung to the tune of a traditional Scottish ballad. Both themes are imbued with a sense of happiness and contentment with the world and the interplay between the melodies results in a truly stirring finish.

Elgar Edward Fly Singing Bird 2 Part & Piano Choral

Beginning Reading-Primer Level Piano Duet-A delightful first duet in middle C position. The catchy melody passes from primo to secondo ending with the sounds of singing birds. Your students will fly high while playing this charming piece.

Bring singable songs and practical pedagogy together with 20 MORE children's songs, rhymes and games from around the world! Songbook Three also features extension activities for the classroom, historical references, pedagogical indices and suggestions for including these songs in the First We Sing literacy-based music series available from Hal Leonard. In addition, there are suggestions for Orff i…

for String Orchestra Score and Parts. Par LONGFIELD ROBERT (Arr.). The Song of the Birds (El cant dels ocells) is a traditional Catalan Christmas carol. It was made famous by Pau (Pablo) Casals, who is considered one of the greatest cellists of all time. He was famous the world over and played for such notables as Queen Victoria, Theodore Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. After Casals\' self-exile f…

In F-A Brown Bird Singing (published in 1922) is second only to the Roses of Picardy in popularity among Wood’s vast oeuvre. With lyrics by composer Royden Barrie the romantic words are well matched to the touching melody. The songhas been recorded many times since it appeared including a version by jazz songstress Peggy Lee and one arranged for zither.Haydn Wood earned his reputation as a g…

A New Edition Revised and Edited by the Composer. Par VILLA-LOBOS HEITOR. An exciting assortment of Piano works that are musically and technically rewarding as study pieces, and appealing in recital. The music is on a level with that of the 18th and 19th century masters. This edition has been edited by the composer. Contents: ALMA BRASILEIRA - CHOROS NO.5 BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS NO.4 - Suite 1. Prel…

A Brown Bird Singing

In D-A Brown Bird Singing (published in 1922) is second only to the Roses of Picardy in popularity among Wood’s vast oeuvre. With lyrics by composer Royden Barrie the romantic words are well matched to the touching melody. The songhas been recorded many times since it appeared including a version by jazz songstress Peggy Lee and one arranged for zither.Haydn Wood earned his reputation as a g…

This spellbinding setting of words from Act 1 Scene 1 of Hamlet depicts a bird of dawning singing all night long in celebration of the Saviour's birth with Shakespeare's characteristically evocative imagery heightened by Chilcott's artful word-setting.