Corrado Guarino pianista, compositore, arrangiatore
Corrado Guarino
And I'm A Rose
on a poem by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
composed for the "Orchestra Nazionale Jazz Giovani Talenti" - July 2014
Instrumentation
2 Violins
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
3 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Vocal 1-2 (Soprano)
Vocal 3-4-5 (Contralto)
Vocal 6 (Baritono)
Piano
Double-bass
Drums 1
Electric Guitar
Electric Bass
Drums 2

Lyrics:

A sepal, petal, and a thorn
Upon a common summer's morn -
A flask of Dew - a Bee or two -
A Breeze - a caper in the trees -
And I'm a Rose!

Un sepalo, petalo, e una spina
In un comune mattino d'estate
Una boccetta di Rugiada, Un'Ape o due
Una Brezza, una capriola fra gli alberi
E io sono una Rosa!
[trad. di Giuseppe Ierolli]