Sleep Softly
Classical Lullabies by Brahms, Schubert, Satie, Debussy...
Published on 1. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
36 pages
978-2-924217-24-5 (ISBN)
Description
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>Timeless tunes for tots This selection of beloved melodies from some of the world's more revered composers, including Brahms, Schubert, Ravel, and Debussy, will lull babies into a sweet, blissful sleep. Along with the whimsical, dream-like illustrations, the storybook and accompanying CD feature 16 classical lullabies orchestrated for a wind quintet and harp performed by the critically acclaimed L'Ensemble Agora. In addition, a brief commentary accompanies each featured musical work. COMPOSITION / COMPOSER / DURATION: 1. Barcarolle 2.22 Jacques Offenbach2. Après un rêve (After a Dream) 3.08 Gabriel Fauré3. Von Fremden Ländern (Of Foreign Lands) 1.30 Robert Schumann4. La boîte à Joujou (The Toybox) 1.16 Claude Debussy5. Gymnopédie No. 1 3.24 Eric Satie 6. La poupée (The Doll) 2.07 Georges Bizet7. Sändmannchen (The Little Sandman) 2.31 Johannes Brahms8. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) 0.56 Johannes Brahms 9. Solveig's Song 3.16 Edvard Grieg10. Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein (Sleep, My Little Prince, Fall Asleep) 0.48 Bernard Flies11. Ständchen (Serenade) 4.17 Franz Shubert12. Gute nacht (Good Night) 2.48 Franz Shubert13. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Pavane) 1.46 Maurice Ravel14. Feuillet d'album (Album Leaf) 1.46 Emmanuel Chabrier15. Dors, ami (Sleep, my friend) 0.52 Jules Massenet16. Brezairola (Lullaby) 1.51 Traditional
>Timeless tunes for tots This selection of beloved melodies from some of the world's more revered composers, including Brahms, Schubert, Ravel, and Debussy, will lull babies into a sweet, blissful sleep. Along with the whimsical, dream-like illustrations, the storybook and accompanying CD feature 16 classical lullabies orchestrated for a wind quintet and harp performed by the critically acclaimed L'Ensemble Agora. In addition, a brief commentary accompanies each featured musical work. COMPOSITION / COMPOSER / DURATION: 1. Barcarolle 2.22 Jacques Offenbach2. Après un rêve (After a Dream) 3.08 Gabriel Fauré3. Von Fremden Ländern (Of Foreign Lands) 1.30 Robert Schumann4. La boîte à Joujou (The Toybox) 1.16 Claude Debussy5. Gymnopédie No. 1 3.24 Eric Satie 6. La poupée (The Doll) 2.07 Georges Bizet7. Sändmannchen (The Little Sandman) 2.31 Johannes Brahms8. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) 0.56 Johannes Brahms 9. Solveig's Song 3.16 Edvard Grieg10. Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein (Sleep, My Little Prince, Fall Asleep) 0.48 Bernard Flies11. Ständchen (Serenade) 4.17 Franz Shubert12. Gute nacht (Good Night) 2.48 Franz Shubert13. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Pavane) 1.46 Maurice Ravel14. Feuillet d'album (Album Leaf) 1.46 Emmanuel Chabrier15. Dors, ami (Sleep, my friend) 0.52 Jules Massenet16. Brezairola (Lullaby) 1.51 Traditional
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Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Includes Audio CD
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-924217-24-5 (9782924217245)
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Elodie Nouhen is a children's album illustrator and the illustrator of the award-winning Songs from the Baobab. She studied at the Ecole Supérieure d'arts graphiques Penninghen in Paris. David Pastor is a horn player and the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Agora, a wind and harp ensemble based in Lyon, France, that has released several critically acclaimed book-CDs for children.