And Your Bird Can Sing (The Beatles)

for SATB Choir and Piano (opt. Virtuoso Piano)

A dazzling choral arrangement of the classic Beatles song.

Excerpt (live recording):

Complete (MIDI rendition):

Duration: 2:30
Difficulty: Intermediate (choir & piano), Advanced (virtuoso piano)
Language: English
Minimum Voices: 8 (optimal 16-80)

Song by John Lennon/Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Arranged by Chappell Kingsland

Wild Beautiful Choral Series (WBCS-005). Digital download; please purchase one copy for each singer. Suitable for highschool, college, community and professional choirs.

The Beatles’ Revolver album stands at the midpoint of their history – still youthful and exuberant, yet moving boldly into greater musical experimentation and lyrical sophistication. This song exemplifies the best of both worlds, with the sheer joy of the guitar interludes balanced by the invitingly cryptic lyrics sung in bright harmonies. Chappell Kingsland’s arrangement creates a kaleidoscopic journey through four moods and four keys, departing from the original but preserving its spirit.

The Piano part is quite exciting, but when a more experienced pianist is available, the Virtuoso Piano part really turns the volume up to 11. Both accompaniments are included; the choral parts are identical.

Premiere: March 2005 – Boulder, Colorado
CU-Boulder students, cond. Chappell Kingsland
Chappell Kingsland, virtuoso piano

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