“Sleep Song” a children’s piece for violin and piano

Opus Number
18
Date
1984, Boston
Instrumentation
violin and piano
Duration
2 minutes
Commissioned
Verio Piroddi
Recording
Ayano Ninomiya CD in progress
Purchase Score
Premiere

March 1986, Bell-Bartlett Concerts, Peter Ciaschini, violin, Michael Dewart, piano. First and Second Church, Boston

Program notes

Sleep Song is a lullaby for violin and piano, written for the children of friends of the Italian, Verio Piroddi. Both parts are designed to be played by children. In a popular song form it is meant to be repeated until the performers are lulled to sleep. Arranged for viola for Bob Williams, May 2002.

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