Beth Anderson
Lullaby (Auden)
Year: 1998
Duration (in minutes): 2'39;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: solo voice(s) with piano
Instruments: any low voice, piano
Description: The words are by W. H. Auden. Dedicated to Ned Rorem. SONGS IN TRANSIT: An American Expedition Soprano Melanie Mitrano recorded Lullaby (words by Auden) and Beauty Runs Faster (words by the composer) for her new CD is on Capstone CPS-8756. Jonathan Woolf at MusicWeb International says: "...Beauty Runs Faster is ...delicious..." You can hear parts of the songs at: capstonerecords.org Visit Melanie at melaniemitrano.com This song was also recorded by Francis John Vogt & Ginger Yang Hwalek available on Capstone Records CDS-8702 entitled The Truth About Love: music and the poetry of W. H. Auden. Order from amazon.com Score is available from the composer.