Canción de Cuna (Lullaby)
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Piano
- Composed
- 2002
- Duration
- 4'
- Publisher
- Composer (self-published)
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About this piece
A gentle lullaby in E major and 3/4, dedicated to Laura Carlo, a radio host on Boston's classical station WCRB. In the composer's note, its simple, tonal style follows from the title. Duo Amie's video notes say it began as a cradle song with words by Elizondo and his mother, María Ceceñas. After a piano introduction like a music box, the cello sings the tune in several registers, and the piece ends on a pizzicato note. Free versions also exist for cello with guitar, flute, clarinet, oboe, violin or viola.
Technical overview
Mostly quarter and half notes with long slurred phrases and a few mordents, but the melody climbs through bass, tenor and treble clef up to E5, so smooth shifts into the upper register and intonation in E and A major are the main challenges.
Technical focus
- Legato
- 2 Note Slurs
- 3 Note Slurs
- Shifting
- Dotted Rhythms
- Dynamics
- Hairpin Dynamics
- Tempo Changes
- Pizzicato
- Collaboration with Piano