Nursery rhymes have become a staple part of my daily reading habits. My children, Ellie and Evan, love to sit and listen to me read from Mother Goose books. Both my children have brought me a great deal of compositional inspiration. They have opened up a whole new way of perceiving the world, especially music. This setting of Humpty Dumpty is no exception. The piece is in ternary form. The first section and the repeat play on the imagery of Humpty Dumpty and his fall by way of a sprightly tempo and descending movement in the voices. A majestic tone is set while the king’s men and horses try to. . . well, you’ll get the picture.
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