Raisins and Almonds

"Raisins and Almonds" is an old Jewish lullaby written in 1880 by Abraham Goldfaden. It speaks of a snowy white goat that goes to the market to bring raisins and almonds - luxury items at the time - to a child during the night. The melody is very sweet and almost haunting.

Our setting of this piece makes it into a partner song. Part 1 features Goldfaden's melody. Part 2 is an original melody which uses the same lyrics. And, of course, since it's a partner song, the two melodies are sung together the third time through the song. The accompaniment features clarinet, flute, piano, bass, solo cello, and strings. We've provided you with a full, playable piano part, as well as the cued cello solo, but the recorded accompaniment really sets the mood for this song. (from Music K-8, Vol. 20, No. 4)

What's in a Singles Reproducible Kit?These are single song kits that include: a Piano/Vocal Part; a Singer's Part with full rights to reproduce, perform, and use it as many times as you need for your students; and high-quality full performance and accompaniment (instrumental) recordings.

About the Downloadable OptionThe downloadable version contains all the components the print version would, but in electronic format.

About the Audio RecordingsAudio recordings contain full performance and accompaniment only (instrumental) tracks.