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Sleep in my Arms

from Living by Paul Cutlan String Project

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“In mid-2018, after the birth of my daughter, I was thrilled to be invited by Paul to compose a work inspired by motherhood for his String Project. As a new mum I would rock my baby to sleep and experience a magical feeling of bliss as she drifted away. I set out to share these moments in the music.
Sleep time began with long “shhhing” sounds, which became a setting for Paul’s improvised clarinet entry. Next, I would start rocking my baby, patting her bum to the beat while repeating a “sh-sh-shhh” rhythm. As Paul’s solo grows, the “sh-sh-shhh” pattern is spoken by violin one, while patting the beat. The bass and string quartet join the groove independently with both jazz and minimalist aesthetics. The music builds as the baby is calmed, the beat dissolving as she finally falls asleep. Swelling, sustained low notes on the clarinet express the utter calm and serenity that came with sleep, lush chords in the strings growing out of this. The final section, fully notated, starts with a lullaby-like violin melody, developing into a ride on the waves of emotion and love I felt as a besotted mother with my baby asleep, in my arms.”
(Jenna Cave)

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from Living, released October 23, 2020
composed by Jenna Cave
Paul Cutlan clarinet, Liisa Pallandi violin, Caroline Hopson violin, James Eccles viola, Oliver Miller cello, Brett Hirst double bass

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Paul Cutlan Sydney, Australia

Paul’s uniquely expressive voice as a multi-instrumentalist and composer is informed by contemporary classical music, world music and jazz.

Paul has had works commissioned by Ars Musica Australis, The NOISE string quartet, Divergence Jazz Orchestra and Jenny Eriksson. ... more

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