Beth Anderson

Dr. Blood's Mermaid Lullaby

Year: 1980

Duration (in minutes): 4

Difficulty: Medium (college/community)

Category: solo string with piano, solo woodwind with piano

Instruments: cello, flute, oboe, piano, violin

Publisher: available from the composer

Publisher website: www.beand.com


Video Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-QCxg34c8E


Video Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwii0-k8lVw


Description: the flute with piano version, and the violin with piano version are on Youtube. One night in 1980 I had a very bad dream about Dr. Blood stealing my blood. I woke up and wrote what felt like the antidote to this dream-- a kind of underwater lullaby with mermaids and a music box. Since the imaginary Dr. Blood was the “cause” of the dream, I gave him credit in the title. I felt much better afterwards. It is recorded on the Albany CD entitled QUILT MUSIC performed by Ana Milosavljevic, violin. Also on the MSR CD The Praying Mantis and The Bluebird with Andrew Bolotowsky, flute. also performed by the Aviva Players in NYC

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