WARABE (CHILD)

Japanese for "child," Warabe weaves traditional folk songs into a tapestry depicting the playful and carefree dreams of a young person. Warabe begins and ends with the child's "sleeping" music. The exciting middle section calls for Hyoshigi, Japanese clapping sticks, to help propel the music. Finally, a nightingale's song announces the arrival of morning and the end of the dream.