Blackbird

( Blackbird singing in the dead of night )

Lennon, John (1940-1980) [ Great Britain ]
McCartney, Paul (born in 1942) [ Great Britain ]

Arr.: Runswick, Daryl (born in 1946) [ Great Britain ; England ]

Known Interpreter: King's Singers

Edition
Published by Hal Leonard Corporation [USA] , 1964 ; in The King's Singers Lennon & McCartney Collection (88 p.)
Ref. : HL 09740437  (8 p.) , "Octavo Collection"
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Copyright : 1986, Northern Songs LTD
 
Description
Text in: English ; onomatopoeia
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Partsong ; Arrangement
Mood of the piece: fast ; rhythmic ; syncopations
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: G major
Duration: 2.5 min.
Number of verses: 2
Origin: England
 

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