Birds' courting song
( Hi, said the blackbird, sitting on a chair ; Hi, said the little leather winged bat ; Hi, said the little mourning dove ; Hi, said the woodpecker, sitting on a fence ; Hi, said the bluejay, as she flew )
Arr.: Siegmeister, Elie (1909-1991) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
[USA]
, 1954
Ref. :
11941-50
(4 p.)
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Folk music
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Alto (1) / Tenor (1) / Baritone (1) (4 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G minor
Duration:
4.0 min.
Number of verses:
5
Musicological Sources:
From the collection "Songs of Early America"
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 50A (90 copies)