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Sleep On takes pride of place on Hayley Westenra's album, Hushabye (Decca cat no: 4810351), written by Paul Mealor and dedicated to the Royal baby. This vocal score presents the piece arranged for SATB chorus and Piano. Also available for solo soprano and ensemble: Full Score NOV163889 Vocal Score (solo Soprano and Piano version) NOV163900 / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

The first of a set of four madrigals on rose texts, also entitled 'Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal', for SATB (with divisi). Commissioned by John Armitage Memorial and first performed by the joint choirs of the University of St Andrews Chapel Choir, University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir and the Edinburgh University Chamber Choir, conducted by Michael Bawtree on October 28th, 29th and 31st 2010. / SATB

Born in South Africa but now an Irish citizen Kevin Volans? musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne field trips to South Africa tostudy traditional music his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement his collection of contemporary art and African textiles friendships with composers like Morton Feldman and Gerald Barry as well as a love of virtuosopiano music which he performs broadcasts and records. While having an easily recognised unique voice Volans? music resists compartmentalisation. He is as comfortable working in conventional genres as embarking oninnovative collaborations with artists of other disciplines. String Quartet No.1 (White Man Sleeps) was written for the Kronos Quartet and was first performed by them in July 1986 London.The title?White Man Sleeps? comes from a moment in nyanga Panpipe music where the performers leave off playing their loud pipes for a few cycles and dance only to the sound of their ankle rattles to let the whitelandowner sleep for a minute or two.'In composing this piece I drew from the following sources: the first movement owes something to the style of Basotho concertina music; the second and fourth movements are drawnfrom traditional Nyungwe music played by Makina Chirenje and his Nyanga panpipe group at Nsava Tete Mozambique recorded and transcribed by Andrew Tracey (to be found in an article entitled ?The nyanga Panpipe dance? in AfricanMusic Vol.5 No.1 (1971); the third movement derives from the San bow music (recorded by Tony Traill of the University of Witwatersrand) and from Basotho lesiba music transcribed by myself; in the fifth movement I added my owninvented folklore. My approach to the original music was anything but purist it is played in Western tuning filtered slowed down by a few ?time-octaves? cast into non-African metres (like the 13-beat pattern of the first

Le livre de partitions correspondant aux chansons de l'album, parmi lesquelles Learning To Live, Take The Time et Wait For Sleep. Arrangé pour guitare en notation standard et tablature de guitare. / Guitare Tablatures / niveau : Avancé / Partition

Two songwriting legends Paul Mealor (composer of Ubi Caritas for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) and Brendan Graham (You Raise Me Up) have collaborated in writing a lullaby for the royal baby! Tender and touching this work is a fine selection for concert programming. Sleep on sleep on sleep deep and sleep strong. I whisper a prayer; may your path be clear. Sleep on. Duration: ca. 2:15.

Two songwriting legends Paul Mealor (composer of Ubi Caritas for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) and Brendan Graham (You Raise Me Up) have collaborated in writing a lullaby for the royal baby! Tender and touching this work is a fine selection for concert programming. Sleep on sleep on sleep deep and sleep strong. I whisper a prayer; may your path be clear. Sleep on. Duration: ca. 2:15.

Book/CD Gift Set 6 inch. x 6 inch.-Featuring beautiful illustrations music inspirational lyrics and scripture Sleep Tight with Angels Tonight is designed to be a comforting and enriching experience for both parent and child. The unique listening CDincludes both tracks with and without singing or spoken words allowing you to create your own bedtime memories. The perfect shared ending for the day. Songs Include: Sleep My Baby Sleep Tonight • All Through the Night• Angels All Around My Bed • This Little Star of Mine • Lullaby Little One • and more. Also stories and scripture to share.