Bilby from Animal Songs for children is for Unison or SA and piano. A popular icon in Queensland schools, this is an educational piece about the habits of the Bilby. The tune is melodious and the words are easy to learn and memorise for Primary School children. The movements of the Bilby have been characterised in the piano accompaniment. Bilby is suitable for concerts, assemblies, eisteddfods and National Bilby Day celebrations. It is on the repertoire list for the Australian Boys Choir.
Who’s that sleeping in the daytime, looking for its food at night?
Smells its food from far away, hopping, scurrying along.
Digging a burrow in the darkness, Hiding from predators each day.
I sleep deep inside a burrow, I can dig three metres down.
I like eating flies and insects and I like some fruit and seeds.
I look a little like a rabbit, or like a baby kangaroo…
I’m a bilby!
Key Bb major
Range Bb below middle C to D above High C
Tempo Moderately Fast
Duration 1’00”
Performances This piece was premiered by Voices of Birralee Piccolos and Junior Choir, 2009.
Score Sample Bilby – SA page 1
Audio Sample
Sung by Voices of Birralee Piccolos, Brisbane
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