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To paint the portrait of a bird
Classical/Crossover • 1977 • Lyricist: David W Solomons
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For voice and guitar chords with occasional guitar solos
Title by uploader: To paint the portrait of a bird - voice and guitar chords with occasional guitar solos
Instrumentation |
Voice, Classical guitar |
Type of score |
Lead sheet |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
4'30 |
This song is inspired by a poem by Jacques Prévert (Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau) in a singing English version by the composer.
The zip file contains a version for low voice and a version for high voice.
The sound sample is performed by the composer (in the low voice version)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjYONGdicI
For violin and guitar
Title by uploader: To paint the portrait of a bird for violin and guitar
Instrumentation |
Violin, Acoustic guitar, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2018 |
Instrumental arrangement of my "classical-folk crossover" setting of Prévert's poem "Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau" (To paint the portrait of a bird).
Prévert indicates that you can never capture the real essence of a bird. You can paint a cage, a tree branch for it to sing on, but you have to wait for the actual bird itself to enter your painting - only then can you sign your painting, using a feather from that bird.
The music has a Dorian feel - ie with a minor third and seventh but often with a raised sixth - (in this case F#s in an otherwise A minor context).
I have provided full score and separate parts and also the melody instrument part with chord names, to enable the guitarist to read along with the melody instrument player and opt for interpretations other than the notated version (eg strumming, rasgueado etc).
The pdf file contains score and parts including versions of the melody instrument with and without guitar chord names
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
My live performance of the original song can be heard on youtube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjYONGdicI
For bassoon and guitar
Title by uploader: To paint the portrait of a bird for bassoon and guitar
Instrumentation |
Bassoon, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2021 |
Genre |
Classical/Instrumental |
Instrumental arrangement of my "classical-folk crossover" setting of Prévert's poem "Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau" (To paint the portrait of a bird).
Prévert indicates that you can never capture the real essence of a bird.
You can paint a cage, a tree branch for it to sing on,
but you have to wait for the actual bird itself to
enter your painting - only then can you sign your painting,
using a feather from that bird.
The music has a Dorian feel - ie with a minor third and seventh
but often with a raised sixth.
I have provided full score and separate parts in which the melody
instrument part has chord names, to enable the guitarist to read
along with the melody instrument player and opt for interpretations
other than the notated version (eg strumming, rasgueado etc).
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
For soprano recorder and guitar
Title by uploader: To paint the portrait of a bird for soprano recorder and guitar
Instrumentation |
Classical guitar, Soprano Recorder |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2021 |
Genre |
Classical/Instrumental |
Instrumental arrangement of my "classical-folk crossover" setting of Prévert's poem "Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau" (To paint the portrait of a bird).
Prévert indicates that you can never capture the real essence of a bird.
You can paint a cage, a tree branch for it to sing on,
but you have to wait for the actual bird itself to
enter your painting - only then can you sign your painting,
using a feather from that bird.
The music has a Dorian feel - ie with a minor third and seventh
but often with a raised sixth.
I have provided full score and separate parts in which the melody
instrument part has chord names, to enable the guitarist to read
along with the melody instrument player and opt for interpretations
other than the notated version (eg strumming, rasgueado etc).
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
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