A Mother’s Lullaby
for Solo Harp
(2021)
PERUSALSCORE
RENE ORTH
A Mother’s Lullaby
for Solo Harp
(2021)
PROGRAM NOTE
While composing A Mother’s Lullaby, I spent a lot of my time rocking my baby to sleep. She insists on my humming Brahms’ “Wiegenlied” during this time and will do so by singing the first three notes of the melody. Babies never fall asleep as fast as one might wish, and I often found my mind wandering about all sorts of thing while humming to her. From compiling mental to-do lists, to dreaming about being on a beach, to thinking about writing this piece, and much more, my mental journeys were never completed, as I was often forcefully reminded by my baby’s sudden 3 note interruption that she was still not yet asleep. This piece is a reflection and musical description of my current experiences with lullabies.
PERFORMANCE NOTES
Indicates a Falling Hail Gushing Chord – using nails to slide quickly over a general range of strings to produce a metallic chordal texture.
A Mother's Lullaby
