"A Lover's Concerto"
Single by The Toys
Released	1965
Format	7"
Genre	Pop
Length	2:40
Label	DynoVoice Records
Writer(s)	Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
Producer(s)	Linzer and Randell
Chart positions
#2 (USA Hot 100)

This article is about the popular song. For the Korean film, see Lovers' Concerto (film).

"A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and recorded in 1965 by The Toys. Their version of the song was a major hit in both the United States and the UK during 1965. Image File history File links Nocover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Toys were an R&B trio, a girl group, from New York who formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour as a 33 ⅓ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... DynoVoice Records was an American record label, founded in 1965 by songwriter/producer Bob Crewe. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell are American songwriters who wrote numerous pop-rock songs in the 1960s, generally working together. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Lovers Concerto is a 2002 film directed by Lee Han (이한). It is a romance melodrama dealing with friendship, jealousy and ties that bind. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... [[ For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell are American songwriters who wrote numerous pop-rock songs in the 1960s, generally working together. ... The Toys were an R&B trio, a girl group, from New York who formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968. ...

Critic Dave Thompson wrote, "Few records are this perfect. Riding across one of the most deceptively hook-laden melodies ever conceived ... 'A Lover’s Concerto' marks the apogee of the Girl Group sound."[1] The song also had an unusual structure that blurred the differences between its verses and choruses. A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed to be catchy and helps the song stand out; it is meant to catch the ear of the listener (Covach 2005, p. ... Girl group UC3 sing The Star-Spangled Banner for U.S. troops in Afghanistan A girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. ...

The lyrics begin with:

How gentle is the rain

That falls softly on the meadow,

Birds high up in the trees

Serenade the clouds with their melodies

Linzer and Randell based the melody on the familiar "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. One key difference is that the "Minuet in G major" is written in 3/4 time, whereas "A Lover's Concerto" is arranged in 4/4 time. (Although often attributed to Bach himself, the "Minuet in G major" is now believed to have been written by Christian Petzold. The Notebook, a gift from Bach to his second wife Anna, begins with works by Bach but also included many blank pages, onto which members of the family copied works that they liked to play; the famous minuets in G major and G minor are not in Bach's handwriting.) Places in which Bach resided throughout his life Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought... Categories: Stub | Manuscripts ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational device used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and which note value (minim, crotchet, eighth note and so on) constitutes one beat. ... Christian Petzold (1677 - 1733) was a German composer and organist. ...

In subsequent years, "A Lover's Concerto" has been recorded by numerous other artists, including Sarah Vaughan, The Supremes, Mrs. Miller and Kelly Chen. Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group. ... Elva Ruby Connes (October 5, 1907–June 28, 1997), who recorded under the name Mrs. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

References in other media

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 Music Appreciation students gain an appreciation of classical music. Mr. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...