Nightcore - Bayu Bayushki Bayu [Баю баюшки баю]

Bayu-bayu is a part of my electro-acoustic Nocturnes series. These are a set of acousmatic pieces that explore a variety of night-time sounds, affects, and emotions. Some works embrace the calm and peaceful silence of night while others explore the more twisted and phantasmagoric thoughts associated with these dark hours. As with many lullabies, the song is meant to be soothing and help one sleep, however, the meaning of the text has a darker undercurrent. My work explores the dream-state of restless sleep and includes quotes of the above melody. This piece was influenced by Yuriy Norshteyn&1979 film Skazka skazok (Tale of Tales).