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. Choose from eric whitacre sheet music for such popular songs as goodnight moon, the seal lullaby, and alleluia. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Oct 7, 2018 print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby eric whitacre. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre eric whitacre free. Print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby eric. Simply, with a little rubato 66 soprano eric whitacre ooh, alto ooh, tenor ooh, bass ooh. I found myself suddenly open to the history and the beauty of the poetry, and it was the single word alleluia, praise god, that most enchanted me. The white seal is a beautiful story, classic kipling, dark and rich and not at all condescending to kids. Do you have any questions or requests about eric whitacres music repertoire, eric whitacre in general, or just a comment about this page. Music notes for sheet music by eric whitacre eric whitacre.
Eric whitacre conducts junges vokalensemble hannover. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre eric whitacre soundcloud. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby lyrics genius lyrics. The seal lullaby sheet music for violin, piano, cello. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original. Glow was written for the world of color honor choir as part of the world of color winter dreams show which premiered at disney california adventure park, disneyland resort, anaheim, california. Shadows and wings presented at the ascap musical theater workshop.
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. 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. 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. This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep.
Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. The story is based on a tale by rudyard kipling which begins with this poem, sung softly by a mother seal to her pup. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Jun 18, 2009 the alto part of the seal lullaby, satb written by eric whitacre. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre and eric whitacre singers on amazon music. The seal lullaby satb with piano accompaniment sheet music. In the new moon john rutter a choral fanfare 1989 ii. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby sheet music video youtube.
Olaf choir part of the soldout vocalessence eric whitacre extravaganza. The piece was inspired by the classic rudyard kipling poem white seal. I have split the solo onto 3 different instruments and simply moved the parts onto a wind band style score with the aim to make it available and playable for senior school wind bands to spread whitacres inspiring choral wo. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre 1970 octavo sheet. There is an excellent performance of this work by junges vokalensemble hannover conducted by eric whitacre on youtube starting here. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre eric whitacre digital. The alto part of the seal lullaby, satb written by eric whitacre. The seal lullaby the seal lullaby eric whitacre hal leonard corporation.
This is intended for learning purposes only, not entertainment. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Best of all, kipling begins his tale with the mother seal singing softly to her young pup. Eric whitacre is one of todays most popular and frequentlyperformed composers. Whitacre talks at ted about his background and virtual choir 2. The seal lullaby sheet music for piano, voice download. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. 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. Olaf choir part of the soldout vocalessence eric whitacre extravaganza on march 22, 2009 at orchestra hall, minneapolis.
Print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby. 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. Emily crocker sheet music for 2part choir by eric whitacre from sheet music direct. Seal lullaby, by rudyard kipling poetic anthropology.
High quality eric whitacre sheet music to download. He is also known for being incredibly pretentious and selfserving. Seal lullaby was composed for a proposed animated movie that ultimately was not made. Seal lullaby sheet music for flute, clarinet, piccolo. Print and download in pdf or midi the seal lullaby eric whitacre. Browse all eric whitacre choir sheet music musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. The seal lullaby dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz. It seemed the perfect fit for the music of my wind symphony work october, which to me is a simple and humble meditation on the glory of autumn. Feb 19, 2011 eric whitacre conducts junges vokalensemble hannover. Dedicated with love and gratitude to stephen schwartz. A practice file of seal lullaby by eric whitacre for tenor voice.
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In the spring of 2004 i was lucky enough to have my show paradise lost. 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 seal lullaby by ericwhitacre published on 20110428t11. The work requires an electronica track for performance. Equus is dedicated to my friend gary green, the most passionate and patient conductor i know. I was struck so deeply by those first beautiful words, and a simple, sweet disneyesque song just. Search seal lullaby eric whitacre sheet music at jw pepper. Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, and black are the waters that sparkled so green. Bob edwards interviews eric whitacre on radio link 45. Start now to play the fabulous work by eric whitacre for choir satb. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. Youll find a wide selection of eric whitacre choral sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. This is eric whitacres seal lullaby as arranged for brass band by paul sharman.
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