Composed by Lauren Bernofsky
(1967-). For string orchestra.
Grade 1. Score and set of
parts. Duration 1 minute, 30
seconds. Published by Grand
Mesa Music Arr : String Orchestra Publisher : Grand Mesa Music $40.00 - See more - Buy online
Sheet music extract Listen audio This all-pizzicato work for young strings imitates an African instrument called the kalimba (also known as an mbira or thumb piano.) This lovely-sounding instrument consists of a series of metal tines above either a piece of wood or a hollow resonating chamber, arranged not in a scale pattern but mostly in thirds. The composer created the haunting melody of Kalimba Lullaby by improvising it on her kalimba, and your students also can experience this multi-cultural music making by playing this unique, easy string work.