This piece will tolerate the most rubato of all the Songs, and the melody should sing throughout.
The pedal has been carefully notated, and there should be a contrast between the blurred sections and the sections where the pedal changes more frequently. The comments about the pedal under Bedtime apply equally here. Likewise the soft pedal has been indicated to provide a contrasting tone between passages.
The hardest part of this piece is leaps, which occur extensively and in both hands e.g. right hand bars 22-30 and left hand bars 31-47. These need to be practiced for accuracy, and for gentleness. Play the first note, then move your hand and pause it over the second note, then play the second note gently. Repeat, decreasing the pause as you master the leap. I found I simply had to look at the keyboard, and therefore had to memorise these passages.
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1. Bedtime
2. Midnight Snack
3. The Silver Moon
4. Raindrops
5. Lullaby
