Copy and paste the following code to link back to this work ctrl acmd a will select all, or use the tweet or tumblr links to share the work on your twitter or tumblr account. Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, oh weary wee flipperling, curl. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre and eric whitacre. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre and eric whitacre singers on amazon music. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, and black are the waters that spa. The seal lullaby chords by eric whitacre learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, asleep in the arms of the slowswinging seas. This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep.
She was an old woman now, and her life had become memories. The moon oer the combers looks downward to find us. Seal lullaby was composed for a proposed animated movie that ultimately was not made. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby for string orchestra. The mother and baby seal are floating on the waves, and the mother is rocking her baby and singing this calming lullaby with the rhythm of the waves. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre eric whitacre free. Print and download lullaby sheet music by the cure. Atkinson the seals lullaby download free sheet music. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre published on 20110428t11. Accompanied on piano in australia, mixed in india and the video produced in the uk. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on seal lullaby piano.
Its amazing, because if youve ever rocked a baby to sleep, this is the rhythm your body naturally falls into. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. Eric whitacre composer the seal lullaby for string orchestra music sales classical. Best of all, they made a giant cake for the reception with a little baby seal on it. At this point, ive probably heard it, oh, about a million times. It came in thick tufts like new woolwashed before the weaver spins it.
Cantores connexi, an international virtual choir, performs the seal lullaby by composer eric whitacre. I have split the solo onto 3 different instruments and simply moved the parts onto a wind band style score with the aim to make it available and playable for senior school wind bands to spread whitacres inspiring choral wo. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby lyrics genius lyrics. Lullaby all night, all day traditional african american lullaby all night, all day, angels watching over me my lord all night, all day angels watching over me.
Follow us on facebook to find out about this and other exciting virtual choir projects. I have split the solo onto 3 different instruments and simply moved the parts onto a wind band style score with the aim to make it available and playable for senior school wind bands to spread whitacres. I was struck so deeply by those first beautiful words, and a simple, sweet disneyesque song just came gushing out of me. The moon, oer the combers, looks downward to find us, at rest in the hollows that rustle between. Leonardo dreams of his flying machine, eric whitacre. Work from home with chilled choir, deep field, eric whitacre live at itunes festival 2014, whitacre. When at night i go to sleep angels watching over me my lord pray the lord my soul to keep angels watching over me. Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, and black are the waters that sparkled so green. Olaf choir part of the soldout vocalessence eric whitacre extravaganza on march 22, 2009 at orchestra hall, minneapolis. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Ayah reached out for it like her own babies had, and she smiled when she remembered how she had laughed at them. Scan an isbn with your phone use the amazon app to scan isbns and compare prices. The towne singers sang so well, the church was gorgeous, and the audience was genuinely warm and appreciative. The piece was inspired by the classic rudyard kipling poem white seal.
Concert band sheet music book by eric whitacre 1970. The seal lullaby 20 virtual choir cantores connexi. There is an excellent performance of this work by junges vokalensemble hannover conducted by eric whitacre on youtube starting here. Seal lullaby sheet music for flute, clarinet, piccolo. Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, oh weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease. Mar 07, 2007 the mother and baby seal are floating on the waves, and the mother is rocking her baby and singing this calming lullaby with the rhythm of the waves. The seal lullaby 3 commissioned by the roxbury high school wind symphony, succasunna, nj, todd nichols, conductor dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre 1970 octavo sheet.
The white seal is a beautiful story, classic kipling, dark and rich and not at all condescending to kids. Oh hush thee my baby the night is behind us and black are the waters that sparkled so green. I was struck so deeply by those first beautiful words, and a simple, sweet disneyesque song just. Print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby. The seal lullaby sheet music for violin, piano, cello. He was on the road somewhere in texas, already split from my mom.
Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. The seal lullaby 20 virtual choir cantores connexi eric whitacre. Seal lullaby, by rudyard kipling poetic anthropology. The seal lullaby satb with piano accompaniment sheet music.
The sun had gone down but the snow in the wind gave off its own light. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Oh hush thee, my baby the night is behind us and black are the waters that sparkled so green the moo. Seal lullaby, the flugel horn solo with brass band whitacre, eric sharman, paul. The story is based on a tale by rudyard kipling which begins with this poem, sung softly by a mother seal to her pup. All night, all day, angels watching over me, my lord.
The seal lullaby sheet music free download as pdf file. Be careful to transpose first then print or save as pdf. Mar 12, 20 lyrics for the seal lullaby by eric whitacre. As the composer tells the story, he was enjoying the success of his piece for the musical theater paradise lost when he received a quick commission from a film studio, asking for his music in a proposed animated setting of rudyard kiplings the white seal. Marimba quartets, a boy and a girl, lux aurumque arr. Best of all, kipling begins his tale with the mother seal singing softly to her young pup.
Download atkinson the seals lullaby in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. The seal lullaby dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz rudyard kipling eric whitacre simply, with a little rubato 66 soprano i soprano il piano ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, loco loco pedal generously throughout ooh. All my life ive been told about how my father wrote it the day i was born. The seal lullaby sheet music for piano, voice download. Print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby eric whitacre. This charming poem by rudyard kipling is the inspiration for eric whitacres magnificent choral setting. This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mothe. This is eric whitacres seal lullaby as arranged for brass band by paul sharman. Shawn colvin lyrics seal lullaby oh hush thee, my baby the night is behind us and black are the waters that sparkled so green the moon oer the combers looks downward to find us at rest in the hollows that rustle between. Nursery rhymes and lullabies, as well as free printable song sheets and sheet music. When this song was released on 08102018 it was originally published in the key of d.
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