Gabríel Ólafs drew inspiration from Viking tunes for his album Lullabies for Piano and Cello, featuring cellist Steiney Sigurðardóttir. While strolling in his home city of Reykjavik last year, Gabríel ...

A lullaby, more than other forms of music, implies a specific performer and a specific audience. From Middle English “to lull,” the archetypical lullaby is sung gently by a mother or caretaker to a ...

Mama Nous writes children's lullabies and simple songs that acknowledge universal emotional truths and help people process their feelings. Kids love them, but so do adults. We learn certain emotional ...

Lullabies aren't just for soothing babies – they can also improve their sleep, heart rate, breathing, and even language skills. Classic lullabies like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Hush, Little ...

In a French neonatal ward, Aline Martin of the Opera national de Lorraine sings lullabies, Disney tunes and hymns to soothe premature babies. "We've noticed that the vibrations of the human voice, ...

While strolling in his home city of Reykjavik last year, Gabríel Ólafs wandered into a bookstore, where he found an out-of-print collection of ancient Viking melodies. The Icelandic pianist-composer ...

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