My heart is like a singing bird for SA and piano
This beautiful song 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.
Also available for unison children's choir, SATB choir, and piano.
Forces or Category
SA & piano
Duration
4 minutes
Difficulty
Very easy
Score
Programme Notes
'I imagined this piece to include two dancers, each representing one of the two different melodies that feature in the song. The first dancer could appear at the opening of the piece, and the second at bar 47, just before the Scottish melody. I imagined the dancing to be slow-moving, simple, and complementary.' Bob Chilcott
