Birthday tribute piece first performed in 2006 at a Glasgow restaurant by a quartet of students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. The text is the well-known eulogy To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people ..., a poem by Bessie Stanley but often erroneously attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Suitable for intermediate standard performers.
| Arrangement | SATB |
| Format | Score |
| NumberOfPages | 4 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Boosey and Hawkes |
| Contributors | MacMillan, James(Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISMN | 9790060119309 |