SSA Choir
SKU:
BT.MUSAM941105
Composed by Haydn Wood.
Arranged by Felton
Rapley. Classical. Vocal
Score. Wise Publications
#MUSAM941105. Published
by Wise Publications
(BT.MUSAM941105).
A Brown Bird
Singing , published in
1922, is second only to
The Roses of Picardy in
popularity among
Woodâ??s vast oeuvre.
With lyrics by composer
Royden Barrie, the
romantic words are well
matched to the touching
melody. The song has been
recorded many times since
it appeared, including a
version by jazz
songstress Peggy Lee and
one arranged for zither.
Haydn Wood (1882-1959)
earned his reputation as
a giant of British light
music in the twentieth
century through a
prolific career that
encompassed performance
as Violin soloist and
conductor and as well as
composer of some of the
nationâ??s favourite
melodies. Wood was not
only was a gifted and
popular creator of
Orchestral works
andmusical theatre, but
also the composer more
than 200 songs, many of
them the greatest hits of
their era. A Brown Bird
Singing has been arranged
for SSA female chorus by
Felton Rapley.
