The Blue Bird (Clarinet Choir)

By: Stanford
For: Clarinet choir
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Composer
Stanford
Arranger
Difficulty
Moderate (Grades 4-6)
Duration
3 minutes
Genre
Modern classical music
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The most beautiful song originally written for SATB choir. Calm and serene this is the perfect secular piece for a resonant acoustic such as a church. I approached this arrangement with some trepidation as I adore the music and did not wish to upset my chorally devoted friends but I think it works very well.

  • The lake lay blue, below the hill. As I looked, there flew across the waters cold and still, a bird whose wings were palest blue. The sky above was blue at last, the sky beneath me blue in blue, was blue in blue. A moment ere the bird had passed, it called, as if in a trance he flew.

Excellent pianissimo playing is required and I would recommend reading the text before performing. With a full scoring including Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinets, 1 Alto, 2 Bass Clarinets and Contras, the low clarinets need to be subtle and not overpowering if using all the parts, and the Eb needs to blend so do not be afraid to use the alternative Bb part instead. There are alternative Bb parts to cover both the Eb and Alto Clarinet parts, so it may be played by a minimum of 6 Bb Clarinets and 1 Bass. The 2nd Bass and Contra Alto and Contra Bass Clarinet parts are optional.

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