Lullaby 搖籃曲

彼得-斯庫爾索普的《搖籃曲》取材於 H.C. 勒斯布里奇博士在 20 世紀 30 年代收集的大量澳大利亞土著旋律之一，是一首為戰爭中受害兒童創作的搖籃曲。它以幾段土著旋律開場，歌詞充滿愛意地懇求孩子們在夜幕降臨時擁抱睡眠。隨後是一個簡短的中心部分，對戰爭的必要性提出質疑，歌詞取自勒斯布里奇作品集中的另一首歌曲。隨後旋律返回，引出一個安靜的尾聲，暗示著睡眠的寧靜，對許多孩子來說，也暗示著天堂的美麗'"

作曲家: Sculthorpe, Peter
樂器: Mixed Voices, Tenor Voice
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Peter Sculthorpe's Lullaby is based upon one of the number of indigenous Australian melodies collected by Dr H.C. Lethbridge during the 1930s and is a lullaby for children victimised by war. It opens with several statements of indigenous melody, the words lovingly entreating children to embrace sleep, as night falls. This is followed by a short central section that questions the need for war, its text taken from another song in the Lethbridge collection. The melody then returns, leading to a quiet coda, suggesting the calmness of sleep and, for many children, the beauteousness of Paradise.' The piece is set for unaccompanied mixed voices. The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works, offering a thrilling array of varied styles.