Violin Lullabies (Collection)

Johannes Brahms, Eugène Ysaÿe, Vladimir Rebikoff, Amy Beach, Ottorino Respighi, George Gershwin, Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Fauré, Jean Sibelius, Pauline Viardot-Garcia, Alan Hovhaness, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Rebecca Clarke, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg, Richard Strauss, Camillo Sivori, Max Reger, Alexander Iljinsky, Xavier Montsalvatge, Betty King

The world’s fi rst lullabies were simple songs sung or hummed byparents cradling their infants and rocking them to sleep. Followingthe birth of her fi rst child, violinist Rachel Barton Pine wentlooking for a collection of lullabies written for violin and piano.After fi nding nothing in existence, she set about gathering sheetmusic and recording her own versions with pianist MatthewHagle. Familiar tunes and new discoveries intertwine in this sweetcollection celebrating the beauty of new life and parenthood.These lullabies by composers such as Brahms, Ravel, Fauré andGershwin, are short and elegant while remaining compositionallysophisticated. Meticulously edited and perfect for intermediate oradvanced violinists, the collection contains downloadable pianoaccompaniments and tracks performed by Matthew Hagle. A warmand welcome addition to every violinist’s library.

Publisher: Carl Fischer Music

Instrumentation: Violin

Pages: 56

Format: Collection

UPC: 798408079147

ISBN: 9780825879142

Item No: BF88