Lullaby for PJ by Nathan Daughtrey is dedicated to the composer's beautiful baby daughter, born on May 9, 2016. Originally written as a duet for bells and vibraphone in the collection "Duology: 10 Duets for Young Percussionists," the piece has been expanded to include more accessory instruments, providing young percussion ensembles to join in the fun. Unlike most of the piece in the Ignite series, this work exposes students to playing delicately at a fairly slow tempo.
Number of players: 5-9
Difficulty: Easy
Instrumentation
Player 1: Bells (may substitute or double with Vibraphone)
Player 2: Vibraphone (may subtitute or double with 4-octave Marimba)
Player 3: Marimba 1 [optional] (4-octave; may share 4.3-octave instrument with Marimba 2
Player 4: Marimba 2 [optional] (4.3-octave; may share 4.3-octave instrument with Marimba 1
Player 5: 3 Timpani & Wind chimes
Player 6: Egg Shaker (may substitute brushes on snare drum, other shaker or maracas)
Player 7: Triangle (may substitute suspended finger cymbal with triangle beater)
Player 8: Suspended Cymbal (any size; may substitute any other resonant cymbal)
Player 9: Bass Drum [optional] (may substitute or double with a low tom or floor tom)
