"[1] Rouse also arranged a wind ensemble version of Berceuse Infinie, which he dedicated to the memory of his late friend and fellow composer Steven Stucky.
[3] The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, two percussionists, harp, celesta, and strings.
[2] Reviewing the world premiere, the music critic Tim Smith of The Baltimore Sun described the piece as "a spellbinding, not necessarily soothing lullaby for adults.
He continued, "Right from the ruminative opening, which includes the first of the exhaled sighs, Rouse grabs the ear with at once dark and beautiful melodic ideas that emerge from a kind of mist.
"[4] Charles T. Downey of the Washington Classical Review similarly observed, "Rather than a barnstorming concert opener, this meditative piece explores several oscillating motifs put through an array of orchestral colors.