Barry Tuckwell's lyrics & chords

He was born in Melbourne and joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at 15, only a year after starting on the horn. He became a horn player because of a chance conversation he overheard at the age of 13 between his elder sister, Sir Charles Mackerras and a horn-playing colleague in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. His sister was wondering out loud what to do with him. He was obviously musical; she assumed he must be able to play something. The horn player suggested the horn, and so he tried it. Recounting this anecdote, Tuckwell jokes "Piece of c...read more