Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 6:
"Naomi's Lullaby"
for
Oboe, or Clarinet, or Trumpet, or Bass Trombone
(yes, I said Bass Trombone)
and Piano
(fyi, also for Guitar Solo)
(2005)
Composed for my daughter who was born in 2004, "Naomi's Lullaby" existed only as a melody with which I sang her to sleep that year, and is one of the few Pop-influenced melodies in my catalog of works. The following year, I engraved the melody and added the accompaniments and versions cited above.
I know... why a version for bass trombone? Because "Naomi's Lullaby" was first published by Wehr's Music House. The owner of the publishing house, my colleague Jamie Wehr, is a trombone player, and he specifically requested this version. Understand, I think that the bass trombone version definitely works as a recital piece, but if you try to play it as a lullaby for a baby, I am fairly certain that the infant would lie awake crying! :-)
Eventually, the rights to "Naomi's Lullaby" were transferred back to me, and then assigned to ECS Publishing Group who subsequently published all versions of the piece.
The version for guitar solo was created later during that time for Boston guitarist and my colleague, Aaron Larget-Caplan, for his Lullaby Project.
Follow the next URL to visit the publisher's product page for "Naomi's Lullaby" for the versions with oboe, clarinet, or trumpet and piano.
Follow the next URL to visit the publisher's product page for "Naomi's Lullaby" for the version for bass trombone and piano.
Fyi, follow the next URL to visit the publisher's product page for "Naomi's Lullaby" for the version for guitar solo in case you are interested.
Follow the next URL to view a synthesized scrolling score music video of the version for oboe (or clarinet, or trumpet) and piano on my YouTube channel.
Follow the next URL to view a synthesized scrolling score music video of the version with bass trombone on my YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/l0LWPYBU5yI
Fyi, follow the next URL to view a synthesized scrolling score music video of the version for guitar solo on my YouTube channel in case you are interested.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Stanley M. Hoffman, PhD
Biography Published in Grove Music Online (The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Oxford University Press)
"Naomi's Lullaby" © Copyright 2005 by Stanley M. Hoffman.
Copyright assigned to Wehr’s Music House, 2006.
© Copyright 2006 Wehr’s Music House.
Copyright reassigned to Stanley M. Hoffman, 2012.
© Copyright 2012 by Stanley M. Hoffman.
Copyright assigned to Highgate Press, Inc, 2015.
© Copyright 2016 by Highgate Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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