Lullabies for the Christ Child

Par SARAJANE WILLIAMS. Dreamtime is a collection of eighteen lullabies from around the world. Sarajane Williams's hauntingly beautiful arrangements will soothe and lull the body and soul. An intermediate/advanced lever or pedal harpist will enjoy these lush harmonizations and interpretations of traditional songs, all of which require very few lever changes. Some of the lullabies could also provide a pleasant addition to one's Christmas repertoire. The collection includes: Rock-a -Bye-Baby, Sleep Baby Sleep, Night Song, Shepherd's Cradle Song, Hao-Wari, Slumber Song of Izumo, Suo-Gan, Go To Sleep My Child, Brazilian Lullaby, Irish Lullaby, The Gates of Dreamland, Christ Child's Lullaby, Russian Cradle Song, Four Lullabies Medley (Brahms' Lullaby, All the Pretty Little Horses, All through the Night, Schubert's Lullaby), and her original composition, Song of the Mourning Dove. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Children's - Solos / Recueil / Harpe Folk ou Celtique

This flexible collection offers a wealth of excellent material for singing in rounds. All of the standard rounds are represented, including many by master composers as well as anonymous ones. The book is divided into three main sections: rounds with texts, rounds without texts and selected rounds in score format. In addition to a complete alphabetical index, there are separate listings of rounds with sacred texts, rounds with secular texts, rounds about animals, rounds about bells, Christmas rounds, rounds in foreign languages, lullabies, rounds about music, rounds about nature, rounds about singing and street cries. There's even an additional listing of rounds in two parts, three parts, four, five and six parts. This is one collection no music library should be without! From the Kodály Choral Concept. Includes index based on song content and teaching concepts. / Choeur Mixte