incipit
 
 
Written for Nancy in 1989 as a cure (not to be taken very seriously as such) for her insomnia (indeed to be taken very seriously). At that time Nancy lived two houses away from me, and I can remember, with pleasure, that I could hear her, on warm summer evenings, play this music for herself. In the Lullaby you can hear (if you like) the different phases of the sleeping process: half asleep, falling asleep, deep sleep, dreaming…
 
Duration of  Lullaby :   5' 17
 
 
Nancy playing the piano (Palermo 1987):
  nancy_piano

photo by Eltjo de Lang
 

 
 
Sheet music:
  lullaby_score_pdf
  Score
 
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