Composed for orchestra, A Trumpeter's Lullaby was completed on September 22, 1949. It is 2 minutes and 30 seconds long. It was first performed on May 9, 1950 at the Boston Pops with Arthur Fiedler ...

The oldest lullaby on record, from Babylonia, was called Little baby in the dark house, and is 4,000 years old. Research has shown hearing music and singing out loud is linked to evoking a calming ...