On "Fais dodo, Colas mon p'tit frère" - (2016) ![](images/01_Little_Green_Dot.gif)
for piano
An 18th century tune sings its lullaby: "Fais dodo, Colas mon p'tit frère. / Fais dodo, t'auras du lolo." "Fais dodo" is patois "go to sleep" and "Colas" is short for "Nicolas," as a sibling sings to a child of the parents, that mother is upstairs baking cake, father is downstairs making cocoa, and "you will have your milk."
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Detail from a period engraving.
The folk melody appears after a simple introduction, beginning at measure 10 with decorative counterpoint appearing above and below it, with a second variation and final repetition one octave higher.
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2 pages, circa 2' 45" - an MP3 demo is here: ![](images/01_demo.gif)
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.
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On "Fais dodo, Colas mon p'tit frère"
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