The Boy and Bird (Waud, J. Haydn)
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Sheet Music
Scores
Complete Score
*#251689 - 1.77MB, 6 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 41x⇩
PDF scanned by Libr. of Congress
Schissel (2012/9/22)
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1872. Plate 27506.
Date and plate difficult to read at standard magnification but confirmed using iPhoto (which is unusually good as programs go at magnifying without losing resolution.)
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General Information
| Work Title | The Boy and Bird |
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| Alternative Title | Song |
| Composer | Waud, J. Haydn |
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| Key | G major |
| Movements/Sections | 1 |
| First Publication | 1872 – New York: C.H. Ditson |
| Librettist | Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793–1860) (writing as Peter Parley) |
| Incipit | Little Bird up-on that tree / Sing I pray a song to me |
| Language | English |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voice, piano |
Misc. Comments
Samuel Goodrich , 1836, "Peter Parley's Juvenile Tales", provides at least the title of the song (actually, not even that- "Boy and Bird" is not, exactly word for word, in the book, though many related items are that might have inspired this song.)
(Two editions of this book can be read at Google Books, including this one. Neither seems to contain the text of the song exactly, at least from a quick search... suggesting that that the song text might be Waud inspired by Goodrich's stories?... or of course it might be found in some other work by Goodrich.)
