Haydn Wood
A Brown Bird Singing
(In F)
Haydn Wood
A Brown Bird Singing
(In F)
- Instrumentation Piano and Voice
- Artist Haydn Wood
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Music Sales
- Order no. AM947936
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Description:
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. Thesonghas 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 giant of British light music in the twentieth century throughaprolific career that encompassed performance as Violin soloist and conductor and as well as composer of some of the nation's favourite melodies. Wood was not only was a gifted and popular creator of Orchestral works andmusicaltheatre, but also the composer more than 200 songs in his lifetime -- perhaps inspired by his long and happy marriage to singer Dorothy Court -- many of them the greatest hits of their era.