"Song for Baba" is a piece of music for

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

and

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

composed by

Julian Lloyd Webber Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme. Early years and education Julian ...

inspired by the birth of his son, David. It is the opening number on Lloyd Webber's 1995 album '' Cradle Song''. It also appears on his 2003 album '' Made in England'', the 2011 album ''

The Art of Julian Lloyd Webber ''The Art of Julian Lloyd Webber'' is a 2011 album by Julian Lloyd Webber. Track listing Disc 1 # "Cello Concerto 1st Movement" by Edward Elgar # "The Swan" by Saint-Saëns # "Salut d'amour" by Edward Elgar # "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy # ...

'' and the 2012 album ''101 Cello''.''101 Cello''

Decca Classics Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president. In ...

Pamela Chowhan plays the piano part.

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* Compositions by Julian Lloyd Webber Compositions for cello and piano 1995 compositions {{Classical-composition-stub