Composer: Jeffrey BiegelDetailsFormat: Treble VoicesVoicing: SSAAAccompaniment: keyboardInstrumentation: pianoNotation: standardPerformance Length: 4:00 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresPublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation 7399909205 Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: Shakespeare, Twelfth NightText: Hey, ho, the wind and the rain. For the rain it raineth every day. When that I was and a little tiny boy, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, A foolish thing was but a toy, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came to man’s estate, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, ‘Gainst knaves and thieves men shut the gate, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came, alas! to wive, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, By swaggering could I never thrive, For the rain it raineth every day A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, But that’s all one, our play is done, And we’ll strive to please you every day. Hey, ho, the wind and the rain. For the rain it raineth every day. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderately easyDescriptive Terms: ShakespeareAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: I enjoyed Arthur Frackenpohl's musical rendering of same title, which inspired to create one of my own for SSA and piano. Additional InformationDate of Completion: October, 2003Date of First Performance: Wednesday, February 21, 2007Premier Performance Data: Voci Nobili (Maria Gamborg Helbekkmo, cond.) Merkin Concert Hall, NY