A La Nanita Nana

A la Nanita Nana is a traditional Spanish lullaby that has become closely associated with Christmas.  The title roughly translates to “Lullaby, Little Baby,” and its gentle rocking rhythm evokes the tender act of a mother soothing her child to sleep.  Although originally a secular cradle song, A la Nanita Nana was later embraced as a Christmas carol celebrating the Nativity, where the baby being rocked is the infant Jesus.

For 13 piece brass ensemble and percussion

• 2 Flugelhorns
• 2 Trumpets in B♭
• 2 Horns in F
• 2 Trombones
• Bass Trombone
• Euphonium
• Tuba
• Timpani
• Percussion – Sus. Cymbal, Castanets