Nursery Miniatures

Nursery Miniatures
Type
Piece
Composer
Karen Siegel
Composer Nationality
American
Composer Date of Birth
1980
Text
Wordless
Year Composed
2012
Pages
9
Minutes
4
Difficulty
5 (Challenging)
Language
Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Divisi
Yes
Extended Techniques
Yes
Sacred or Secular
Secular
Mood
Humorous; Relaxed, dreamy, introspective
Description

Composed for a program of choral music without words, in three movements—“Play,” “Lullaby,” and “Sleep”—this work includes vowel transformations and non-traditional vocal sounds. Composed for C4: The Choral Composers/Conductor Collective in 2011 and premiered by the ensemble, with conductor Daniel Andor-Ardó, in 2012.

https://soundcloud.com/karensiegel/nursery-miniatures
Audio Credit
C4, cond. Daniel Andor-Ardó
Group
C4
Performances
C4: 2012 Mar 1 & 3 (A Loss for Words), cond. Andor-Ardó (World Premiere)