Berceuses_du_chat
Berceuses du chat
4 songs by Igor Stravinsky (1915)
Berceuses du chat, K022 (Russian: Колыбельные, Kolibelniye, English: (Cat) Lullabies) by Igor Stravinsky is a 1915 cycle of four songs for a medium voice, usually a contralto, and three clarinetists. The work is usually referred to by its French title. Although it is often sung in Russian, Stravinsky assisted his friend, the Swiss author C. F. Ramuz, to make a translation into French at the time of publication. The cycle is set for contralto and three clarinettists: E♭ clarinet; A clarinet (normally played by a B♭ clarinet), and a B♭ bass clarinet.[1]