Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1516646 By Chad & Jeremy. By Ann Ronell. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Blues,Jazz,Standards. Score. 2 pages. John Fries #1090819. Published by John Fries (A0.1516646). TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thank you, John. Willow Weep for Me is a popular song composed in 1932 by Ann Ronell, who also wrote the lyrics. One account of the inspiration for the song is that, during her time at Radcliffe College, Ronell had been struck by the loveliness of the willow trees on campus, and this simple observation became the subject of an intricate song. The song was rejected by publishers for several reasons. First, the song is dedicated to George Gershwin. A dedication to another writer was disapproved of at the time, so the first person presented with the song for publication, Saul Bornstein, passed it to Irving Berlin, who accepted it. Other reasons stated for its slow acceptance are that it was written by a woman and that its construction was unusually complex for a composition that was targeted at a commercial audience.
