Shqip Folklore Lullaby

{plucked lahuta

opening, slow and

spacious,

establishing the mode} {cifteli enters with

rhythmic

strumming,

def frame drum establishes

steady 7/8 rhythm} {clarinet improvisation,

expressive

ornamentation

and pitch bends} {rhythm

drops, handclaps

and single-string lahuta drone} {full

ensemble returns,

loud wooden

flute and double-time feel} {tempo slows

down gradually, final resolving chord on cifteli}