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Cavatina (ver. 1) by Stanley Myers - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Cavatina" is a classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers and is most famous as the theme from The Deer Hunter. The piece had been recorded by classical guitarist John Williams, long before the film that made it famous. It had originally been written for piano but at Williams' invitation, Myers re-wrote it for guitar and expanded it. After this transformation, it was first used for the film, The Walking Stick (1970). In 1973, Cleo Laine wrote lyrics and recorded the song "He Was Beautiful" accompanied by John Williams. Following the release of The Deer Hunter in 1979, Williams' instrumental version of "Cavatina" became a UK Top 20 hit. Two other versions also made the Top 20 the same year - another instrumental recording by The Shadows, with an electric guitar played by Hank Marvin (#9 in the UK singles charts); and a vocal version (using Cleo Laine's lyrics) by Iris Williams. The song was.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Stanley Myers (6 October 1930 9 November 1993), was a prolific British film composer who scored over sixty films. Born in Birmingham, as a teenager Myers went to the prestigious King Edward's High School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham. He is best known for Cavatina (1970), an evocative guitar piece that served as the signature theme for Michael Cimino's 1978 film The Deer Hunter, and for which Myers won the Ivor Novello Award. A somewhat different version of this work, performed by John Williams, had appeared in The Walking Stick. And yet another version had lyrics added. Cleo Laine and Iris Williams, in separate recordings as He Was Beautiful, helped to make Cavatina become even more popular. The piece is far more difficult to play than it looks or sounds. A notable cover of this song was recorded by John Mayer and can be found on seeqpod. The song received new life in 2007 when Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts included it in his debut album, Once Chance. Myers also wrote incidental music for a 1964 serial in the television series Doctor Who, and the theme for the BBC's Question Time. During the 1980s, Myers worked frequently.
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