Lullaby for Noah (score only) Joseph Turrin

Wind Orchestra
Number of Players:Standard
Copyright:2008
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2
Bassoon 1/2
Clarinet in Eb
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2/3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet in Bb 1
Trumpet in Bb 2/3
Trumpet in Bb 4/5
Horn in F 1/2
Horn in F 3/4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2/3
Euphonium
Tuba

Harp

Contrabass

Timpani
Percussion (Triangle, Suspended Cymbal)
Lullaby for Noah was composed for Noah Donald Koffman-Adsit and commissioned by Glen Adsit and the Hartt School Wind Ensemble. When Glen asked me to compose a lullaby for his son Noah I was completely taken with the idea. I wanted to write a piece that was simple and eloquent. As I composed this piece, I thought of that wonderful main theme of Elmer Bernstein's score for the film: To Kill a Mockingbird how provocative and song-like beautifully shaped and filled with a quiet melancholy. There is also a touch of melancholy in this lullaby and perhaps a longing for the innocence that once was our basic nature.

When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become
- Louis Pasteur