Synopsis

After being read bedtime stories by her mother, a young girl goes to sleep and dreams about encounters with various personages she heard about in Mother’s stories. After a series of these encounters, all characters reappear in her bedroom and signal to one another the importance of being quiet so that the young girl may sleep.

mp3 files (Sibelius playback)

Instrumentation

Scored for full orchestra: flute, shepherd’s pipe, D-flat piccolo, oboe, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns in F, C trumpet, tenor trombone, bass trombone, tuba, harp, strings (incl. solo violin), and percussion (timpani, bass drum, tenor drum, snare drum, tambourine, triangle, gong, whip, temple blocks, orchestral bells, chimes, xylophone, vibraphone)

Total length: approximately 29 minutes. Score and parts are available on request. Please contact the composer for more information.