A practice file of seal lullaby by eric whitacre for bass voice. The white seal is a beautiful story, classic kipling, dark and rich and not at all condescending to kids. Olaf choir part of the soldout vocalessence eric whitacre extravaganza on march 22, 2009 at orchestra hall, minneapolis. Get the guaranteed best price on choral sheet music like the hal leonard the seal lullaby ssa composed by eric whitacre at musicians friend. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre published on 20110428t11. Advanced intermediate digital download by eric whitacre. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. There is an excellent performance of this work by junges vokalensemble hannover conducted by eric whitacre on youtube starting here.
Eric whitacre the seal lullaby lyrics songmeanings. The seal lullaby 3 commissioned by the roxbury high school wind symphony, succasunna, nj, todd nichols, conductor dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz. There is an excellent performance of this work by junges vokalensemble hannover conducted by eric whitacre on youtube starting here here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. I played october by eric whitacre in the spring 2004 symphonic band at pineville high school in pineville, louisiana. Can someone explain the music theory behind eric whitacre. His remarkable global appeal has been enhanced by his achievements as conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismatic public speaker, and by the bestselling success of his recordings. The judges at state festival were just like, oh my. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby album version w lyrics. Eric whitacre choral sheet music and music books at sheet. Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, and black are the waters that sparkled so green.
Hal leonard the seal lullaby ssa composed by eric whitacre. This year we have decided to play sleep and we are going to have the choir singing with us in the background at our spring gala. The music of eric whitacre dciny dciny 2012 premiere project. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre eric whitacre soundcloud. The seal lullaby dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz rudyard kipling eric whitacre simply, with a little rubato 66 soprano i soprano il piano ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, loco loco pedal generously throughout ooh. Download and print the seal lullaby by eric whitacre. Print sleep, my child comes from eric whitacres work for musical theater, paradise lost. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. I originally wrote for satb chorus and piano, and ive also written for solo baritone and piano. The seal lullaby satb with piano accompaniment piano pedals, free sheet. Listen to the seal lullaby satb by eric whitacre on deezer. This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. Eric whitacre born january 2, 1970 is a grammywinning american composer, conductor, and speaker, known for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music.
I was struck so deeply by those first beautiful words, and a simple, sweet disneyesque song just came gushing out of me. The seal lullaby dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz ard kipling simply, with a little rubato 66 soprano eric whitacre ooh, alto ooh, tenor ooh, bass ooh, piano pedal generously throughout ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, loco ooh, ooh, ooh. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby lyrics genius lyrics. The seal lullaby sheet music composed by eric whitacre 1 of 7 pages. The piece was inspired by the classic rudyard kipling poem white seal. Print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby eric. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Files made using chris hillss midiplay eric whitacre the seal lullaby.
Buy lux aurumque satb by eric whitacre at choral sheet music. Eric whitacre seal lullaby was composed for a proposed animated movie that ultimately was not made. Bob edwards interviews eric whitacre on radio link 45. Eric whitacre conducts the seal lullaby junges vokalensemble hannover duration. Whitacre the chelsea carol sheet music for choir satb. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Whitacre talks at ted about his background and virtual choir 2. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. The entire set is based on white key clusters in the piano. Aug 18, 2016 eric whitacre conducts the seal lullaby junges vokalensemble hannover duration. Youll find a wide selection of eric whitacre choral sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Mar 07, 2007 i see this song as a mother seal looking in on her sleeping pup much the way any parent looks in on their sleeping child, and softly sings this sweet lullaby, while the reader or listener of eric whitacres beautiful setting envisions the trials and adventures of her little baby, through these picturesque and poetic words.
With a lily in your hand from of the slow swinging seas. This poem is a translation into latin of a lovely and simple text by poet edward esch. Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original the daily telegraph, london eric has inspired millions as composer, conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismat. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre and eric whitacre singers on amazon music. Ive been listening to eric whitacre for a while and always wondered about his chord structures.
He is also known for being incredibly pretentious and selfserving. Whitacre has an original approach to vocal music and has taken advantage of the internet to create virtual choirs. Find eric whitacre composition information on allmusic. Hal leonard the seal lullaby ssa composed by eric whitacre this loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. Eric whitacre conducts junges vokalensemble hannover. Upon reading edward eschs poem light and gold, composer e. Lux aurumque by eric whitacre song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Seal lullaby, by rudyard kipling poetic anthropology. Seal lullaby was composed for a proposed animated movie that ultimately was not made. There is already a video of this song, written by eric whitacre, on youtube, however, it was watermarked throughout the whole video and the. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work.
Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original. Best of all, kipling begins his tale with the mother seal singing softly to her young pup. I was struck so deeply by those first beautiful words, and a simple, sweet disneyesque song just. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre eric whitacre free. Print sleep, my child comes from eric whitacre s work for musical theater, paradise lost.
Jan 25, 2017 a practice file of seal lullaby by eric whitacre for bass voice. The city and the sea is a set of five settings of poems by e. Lux aurumque sheet music composed by eric whitacre 1 of 3 pages types of. The seal lullaby satb with piano accompaniment sheet music. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre and eric whitacre. Can someone explain to me the chord voicings that eric whitacre uses in his pieces. Oh, hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us and black are the waters that sparkled so green the moon, oer the combers, looks downward to find us at. A total of 1 midi tracks were detected in seal lullaby a. Here is a summary of the detected tracks in the file. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby sheet music video youtube. The seal lullaby satb with piano accompaniment sheet music for.
He is also known for his virtual choir projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together into an online choir. Seal lullaby written for an unmade animated film verges on the corny, perhaps, but there are some ravishing pieces here, not least lux aurumque, which opens the cd and gives the disc its title. Aug 18, 2019 lux aurumque by eric whitacre song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Olaf choir part of the soldout vocalessence eric whitacre extravaganza. This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mothe. The seal lullaby composed by eric whitacre digital sheet music. Eric whitacre is one of todays most popular and frequentlyperformed composers. The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, asleep in the arms of the slowswinging seas. The story is based on a tale by rudyard kipling which begins with this poem, sung softly by a mother seal to her pup. Listen to songs by eric whitacre for free with amazon music unlimited trial. I see this song as a mother seal looking in on her sleeping pup much the way any parent looks in on their sleeping child, and softly sings this sweet lullaby, while the reader or listener of eric whitacres beautiful setting envisions the trials and adventures of her little baby, through these picturesque and poetic words. As the composer tells the story, he was enjoying the success of his piece for the musical theater paradise lost when he received a quick commission from a film studio, asking for his music in a proposed animated setting of rudyard kiplings the white seal. The white seal, a story from rudyard kiplings the jungle book, opens with the text for the seal lullaby 2004. Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us and black are the waters that sparkled so green the moon, oer the combers, looks downward to find us at rest in the hollows that rustle between where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow oh weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease the storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee asleep in the arms of the slow swinging seas.
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