A Lover's Concerto

"A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell. The song was originally written in 1965 for The Toys and became a #2 hit single in the US. Since then it has been recorded by numerous other artists, including The Supremes and Mrs. Miller. The lyrics begin with:

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Songwriter - Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell - The Toys - The Supremes - Mrs. Miller

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: "How gentle is the rain

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: That falls softly on the meadow,

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: Birds high up the trees

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: Serenade the clouds with their melodies"

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Linzer & Randell based the melody on the familiar "Minuet in G" (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. (Although often attributed to Bach himself, the "Minuet in G" is now believed to have been written by Christian Petzold; Bach hand-copied works from various composers to create a piano book for his second wife Anna).

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J.S. Bach's - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach - Christian Petzold

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In the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus, Mr. Holland used "A Lover's Concerto" as an example to help his first group of high-school orchestra students gain an appreciation of classical music.

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Mr. Holland's Opus - Classical music

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