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Canción de Cuna

June 2024

Dedicated to my children, this lullaby is based on a small poem I wrote years ago (in May of 2009) for my daughter who was 3 months old at the time. I quickly wrote it during nap time, on a tiny piece of paper, creating a melody in my mind.

I promised myself I would turn it into a proper composition, and I even blogged about it and shared the idea with my family. However, being a new mom, daily life took over and I forgot all about it.

I stored the little piece of paper, finding it once in a while over the years, hoping to one day have the time to complete it... but never making the space to do so... only to rediscover it again at the beginning of this summer (June 2024). This time... I couldn't keep putting it offany longer... I finally did it. Three months later, I have this choral composition with strings and percussion accompaniment. I hope you enjoy it.

I have kept the original poem true to its form, where part A is entirely dedicated to my daughter with a very simple two-note motive that represents her and added one more paragraph in partB, with another two-note motive to symbolize the arrival of my younger son.

I wanted to include some of the "baby words" both of my kids invented while growing up. Things like "Tinet", "Bunini" and "Ak",each with a consistent specific meaning each kid gave it. This led to a fun rhythmic pattern in section C, where the choir voices interact playfully with the percussion and strings doubling in pizzicato.

This is my way of representing the contrast between my daughter's natural calm and easy-going temperament and the sharp, playful nature of my son, and how his arrival created a lively atmosphere where both kids merged playfully in perfect complement to each other.

Thank you for listening

Marlene

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