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Sleep My Child
Browse Catalog2 Soprano solo & SATB
Note from Composer
Sleep My Child is a piece from my work for music theater Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. In the show it appears midway through Act II and is performed by three angels – two sopranos and a mezzo. For years the American choir Chanticleer and I have been looking for something on which we could collaborate, and an arrangement of Sleep My Child was the project we finally settled upon. Chanticleer is an all-male group (12 men), but they insisted that I write it ‘pure SATB’. The purity of tone that the ensemble (and especially those legendary male sopranos) brought to the music matched perfectly with the delicate, ethereal sounds I had in my head. What a thrill it has been to write for them; I can only hope it will be the first of many collaborations.
The Text
When you dream of Paradise, and the paradise it brings, Remember: O, your heart is full of wings. Remember to listen for the lark, and sleep. You’ll awaken tomorrow and spread your wings, And you’ll grow, come to know all the shadows and joy that it brings, When your heart aches, my heart aches and this is the song it sings: Ah! Ah! In your dreams you’re not alone, Though mother’s child has flown, And if the night that follows should be dark Just listen for the lark, and sleep my child. I can see in your eyes that the day is long, And the pain and the rain and the wind make you feel that you’re wrong, Out of sorrow tomorrow will bring you a brighter song: Ah! Ah! In your dreams you’re not alone, Though mother’s child has flown, And if the night that follows should be dark Just listen for the lark, and sleep my child. Sleep my child. Sleep my child And dream.
David Noroña, b.1972 & Eric Whitacre b.1970
Duration
5 minutes
Year of Composition
2008
Licensing
Purchase
US: Hal Leonard
UK: Musicroom
World: Music Shop Europe
Digital: SheetMusicDirect
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Note from Composer
Sleep My Child is a piece from my work for music theater Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. In the show it appears midway through Act II and is performed by three angels – two sopranos and a mezzo. For years the American choir Chanticleer and I have been looking for something on which we could collaborate, and an arrangement of Sleep My Child was the project we finally settled upon. Chanticleer is an all-male group (12 men), but they insisted that I write it ‘pure SATB’. The purity of tone that the ensemble (and especially those legendary male sopranos) brought to the music matched perfectly with the delicate, ethereal sounds I had in my head. What a thrill it has been to write for them; I can only hope it will be the first of many collaborations.
Instrumentation
Flutes 1 & 2
Oboes 1 & 2
Bassoons 1 & 2
Clarinets in B♭ 1, 2 & 3
Bass Clarinets in B♭ 1 & 2
Alto Saxophones in E♭ 1 & 2
Tenor Saxophone in B♭
Baritone Saxophone in E♭
Trumpets in B♭ 1, 2 & 3
Horns in F 1-4
Trombones 1 & 2
Bass Trombone
Euphoniums BC 1 & 2
Euphoniums TC 1 & 2
Tubas 1 & 2
Percussion 1 & 2
Vibraphone
Bass Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Duration
5 minutes
Year of Composition
2012
Licensing
Purchase
US: Hal Leonard
UK: Musicroom
World: Music Shop Europe
Digital: Sheet Music Direct
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