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Give Me A Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) (Giaocchino Rossini)
SATB a cappella - SEA-022-02 - $2.50/copy4 minutes - M Commissioned by the public schools of Farmington, CT
If your choir is searching for a "serious" song, you can skip this one! The boast of the famously prolific Giaocchino Rossini provides the inspiration for this lighthearted romp, which features not only a laundry list set to music, but also some sly barbershop quartet voicings, a couple of "hold onto your hat" modulations, and - of course - a classic "Rossini crescendo."
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Give Me A Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music)
"Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music"
-Giaocchino Rossini
"A shirt, a skirt, a girdle and a turtleneck,
A frock, a smock, a bonnet and a cotton sock,
A tartan, a parka, a cardigan, a caftan, and a cap,
Knickers and trousers, sweaters and jumpers,
Diapers and boxers and bloomers,
A tuxedo, and a poncho, and some overalls (a couple of pair),
A tunic, and a uniform, and a muumuu, and some long underwear,
And don't forget pajamas."
Additional lyrics copyright 2001 by Elizabeth Alexander. Reprinted by permission.
"Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music"
-Giaocchino Rossini
"A shirt, a skirt, a girdle and a turtleneck,
A frock, a smock, a bonnet and a cotton sock,
A tartan, a parka, a cardigan, a caftan, and a cap,
Knickers and trousers, sweaters and jumpers,
Diapers and boxers and bloomers,
A tuxedo, and a poncho, and some overalls (a couple of pair),
A tunic, and a uniform, and a muumuu, and some long underwear,
And don't forget pajamas."
Additional lyrics copyright 2001 by Elizabeth Alexander. Reprinted by permission.
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