- Composer: Oit, Arne
- Years: 03.12.1928 - 28.11.1975
- Title: The Beautiful Galatea
- Genre: Musical and/or drama and/or dance works for stage
- Instrumentation: soloists, mixed choir, light music orchestra: flute, clarinet, organ, accordion, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, percussion, vibraphone, drums, piano, 3 guitars, double bass
- Number of movements: 22
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Titles of movements:
Act 1:
1. Introduction and Epilogue
2. Ganimedes´s Song "You Still Respect the Sleep"
3. Pygmalion´s Song "How to Be, What to Do"
4. Midas´s Song "The Most Beautiful Music is the Money Clink"
5. Duet of Zeus and Bacchos "Because Even God Is Not Made of Stone"
6. Meeting Choir "Oh, Terror"
7. Galatea´s Awakening and Dance
8. Pygmalion´s Love Song
9. Ending of Act 1
Act 2:
10. Introduction
11. Bacchos´s Song "Vodka is the Sure Guarantee"
12. Duet of Galatea and Aphrodite "Every Woman..."
13. Chloe´s Song "Me, Stupid..."
14. Galatea´s Song "About Boredom and Kiss"
15. Hurly-Burly Music
Act 3:
16. Star Maidens´ Dance with Children, Zeus´s Song "Now I Drive to the Countryside"
17. Zeus's Song to Galatea "Oh, You Most Beautiful"
18. Cabaret Conga
19. Hully-Gully "All Cats Are Greay in the Evening"
20. Apollo´s Song "Galatea amore mio"
21. Marching Song "Our Dance is War Dance"
22. "Stop Being Henpecked" - Librettist: Vladimir Poljakov and Juhan Saar
- Incipit (lyrics): Kui süda valutab ja muret täis on pea, siis, sõber, unest ikka lugu pea.
- Year: 1965.
Manuscripts
- Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
- Sort: Score
- Composer: Oit, Arne
- Work: The Beautiful Galatea
- Number of pages: 204
- Date: 31.05.-14.10.1965
- Status: Finished
- Draft: Yes
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_7258 M 215:2/4
- Additional notes: Without lyrics
- Type of manuscript: Copy of manuscript
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Oit, Arne
- Work: The Beautiful Galatea
- Number of pages: 152
- Date:
- Status: Finished
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_7258 M 215:2/5
- Additional notes: 2. Ganimedes´s Song; 3. Pygmalion´s Song; 4. Midas´s Song; 5. Duet of Zeus and Bacchos; 6. Meeting Choir; 7. Galatea´s Awakening and Dance; 8. Pygmalion´s Love Song; 11. Bacchos´s Song; 12. Duet of Galatea and Aphrodite; 13. Chloe´s Song; 14. Galatea´s Song; 16. Star Maidens´ Dance with Zeus´s Song; 17. Zeus Singing to Galatea; 18. Cabaret Conga; 19. Hully-Gully; 20. Apollo´s Song; 21. Marching Song; 22. "Stop Being Uxorious"
- Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Oit, Arne
- Work: The Beautiful Galatea
- Number of pages: 130
- Date: 08.04.1965-23.09.1965
- Status: Finished
- Draft: Yes
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_11007 M 215:2
- Additional notes: parts No. 2 until 7 and 11 until 22 is located in depository folder No. 8
- Type of manuscript: Photo copy
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Oit, Arne
- Work: The Beautiful Galatea
- Number of pages: 6
- Date:
- Status: Finished
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_ta71 M 215:2/TA43
- Additional notes: part No. 8. Pygmalion´s Love Song
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