Mari Amor

WORKS FOR THE STAGE

Musical and/or drama and/or dance works for stage

• Music for concert performance „Felix the Hedgehog Starts His Band“ [Muusika kontsertetendusele „Siil Felix teeb bändi”]

  2009
  Fp: February 27, 2009, Pärnu Concert Hall; Leelo Tungal (script), Rosita Raud (artist), Maria Usk (director)
  

WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA

Works for symphony orchestra

• Birth of the Master [Meistri sünd]

  1995
  10'
  symphony orchestra: 2220, 2220, percussion (2 players), strings
  Publisher: Edition 49
  

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) AND ORCHESTRA

Works for oboe and orchestra

• Concertino

  1994
  15'
  oboe, chamber orchestra: percussion, strings
  Publisher: Edition 49
  

WORKS FOR ENSEMBLE

Duos

• Musical Moment [Muusikaline moment]

  2005
  4'
  cello, piano
  Publisher: Edition 49
  
• Two Pieces [Kaks pala]

  1992
  5'
  oboe, piano
  Fp: Elo Mägi (oboe), Mari Amor (piano); 1992, Estonian Academy of Music
  CD „Musik für Oboe & Piano“, Bella Musica (2005); Fabian Menzel (oboe), Bernhard Endres (piano)
  Publisher: Edition 49
  

Trios

• Variations on Irish Themes [Variatsioonid iiri teemadel]

  2016
  5'
  2 pianos, oboe
  Fp: Aleksander Hännikäinen (oboe), Siim Selis (piano), Mari Amor (piano); November 12, 2016, Tallinn Music High School
  

Quartets

• Two Pieces for Bassoon Quartet [Kaks pala fagotikvartetile]

  • Pdf

  1. The Hell
  2. The Paradise
  2021
  7'
  4 bassoons
  Fp: Patrick Mauer, Robert Nael, Janet Murumets, Rasmus Miikael Puusepp (supervisor Tarmo Velmet); January 13, 2022
  Distributor: EMIC MA 004
  
• Charleston

  2000
  4'
  accordion, clarinet, tuba, percussion
  

String quartets

• String Quartet [Keelpillikvartett]

  1993
  6'
  string quartet
  Fp: Sigrid Kuulmann (violin), Kai Kiiv (violin), Kerstin Tomson (viola), Eve Pütsepp (cello); 1993, Estonian Academy of Music
  Publisher: Edition 49
  

Sextets

• Afternoon [Nõuni pärastlõuna]

  suite
  1. Prelude
  2. Minuet
  3. Tarantella
  4. Serenade
  5. Bourrèe
  6. Postlude
  1991
  12'
  2 clarinets, trumpet, percussion (1 player), violin, cello
  Fp: Alo Ergma (clarinet), Ivar Tillemann (trumpet), Kaspar Eisel (percussion), Lasse Joamets (violin), André Pere (cello); 1991, Estonian Academy of Music
  Publisher: Edition 49
  

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT

Works for piano

• Impression

  2009
  piano
  Fp: Greta Jakobsonaite (piano); April 1, 2013, Estonian Academy of Music Chamber Hall, Estonian Music Days Festival
  

VOCAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

Works for girls' choir and orchestra

• Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart

  2021
  5'
  girls' choir, string orchestra
  Text: Thomas Champion (1567-1620)
  Fp: Brisbane Girls Grammar School choir and orchestra; March 8, 2021, Brisbane, Australia
  

Works for mixed choir and instrument(s)

• Esä taivan [Father in Heaven]

  • Audio

  • Esä taivan / Mixed Choir of Estonian Public Broadcasting, Andres Lemba (piano), conductor Hirvo Surva

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  4'
  mixed choir, piano
  Text: Artur Adson
  

Works for female choir and instrument(s)

• Pearl River [Pärlijõgi]

  Arrangement of the children choir song
  2020
  female choir, piano
  Text: Artur Adson
  

Works for children’s choir and instrument(s)

• Pearl River [Pärlijõgi]

  2014
  children's choir, piano
  Text: Artur Adson
  
• In Dream Woods [Unemetsades]

  • Audio
  • Pdf

  • In Dream Woods / Estonian TV girls' choir, conductor Lii Leitmaa

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  2013
  3'
  children's choir, percussion (rainstick, maracas, bells) ad libitum
  Text: Ott Arder
  Fp: Estonian Television Concert Choir, conductor Lii Leitmaa; March 31, 2013, Tallinn House of Brotherhood of Black Heads
  Commissioned by: Estonian Choral Association, Estonian Composers' Union
  CD „Unemetsades laulavad Ilmalilled“, Ilmalilled (2022); All-Estonian girls’ choir Ilmalilled, conductors Ave Sopp and Vilve Maide
  CD "New Estonian Choral Music 2013", Estonian Choral Association (2013); Estonian Television Concert Choir, conductor Lii Leitmaa, soloist Matri Joosua Hollman
  Publisher: Estonian Music Foundation
  Distributor: EMIC EMF 010
  

Works for toddlers’ choir and instrument(s)

• Santa's Night-Work [Jõuluvana öötöö]

  • Pdf

  2018
  2'
  toddlers' choit (1-voice), piano
  Text: Leelo Tungal
  Distributor: EMIC MA 002
  
• Santa's Night-Work [Jõuluvana öötöö]

  • Pdf

  2018
  2'
  toddlers' choir (2-voice), piano
  Text: Leelo Tungal
  Distributor: EMIC MA 003
  
• Beautiful Things Ahead [Oi, kui palju ilusat!]

  • Audio
  • Pdf

  • Beautiful Things Ahead / Estonian Radio Singing Studio Toddlers Choir, Õnne-Ann Roosvee (piano), conductor Kaie Tanner

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  2016
  2'
  toddlers' choir, piano
  Text: Leelo Tungal
  Distributor: EMIC MA 001
  

Works for voice(s) and piano

• I Go Over And Over Again Like a Fool [Ma kordan, aiva kordan nagu narr]

  2017
  4'
  tenor, piano
  Text: Indrek Hirv
  Fp: Mari Turi (tenor), Martti Raide (piano); June 20, 2017, Suure-Jaani Music Festival, V Villem Kapp Composition Competition
  
• Three Songs on Texts by Eino Tamberg [Kolm laulu Eino Tambergi tekstidele]

  • Audio

  • Three Songs on Texts by Eino Tamberg: I I Don't Feel Anything / Mati Turi (tenor), Martti Raide (piano)

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  1. Ma midagi... (I Don't Feel Anything)
  2. Maolen täna rõõmus! (I am Happy Today!)
  3. Veiderdaja (Clowning Around)
  2017
  9'
  tenor, piano
  Text: Eino Tamberg
  Fp: Mati Turi (tenor), Martti Raide (piano); March 21, 2017, Estonia Concert Hall
  

Works for mixed choir a cappella

• Poem [Luule]

  • Video

  2022
  3'
  mixed choir
  Text: Hando Runnel
  
• Cycle on Texts on Valdur Mikita [Tsükkel Valdur Mikita tekstidele]

  1. What Is Happiness ? (Mis on õnn?)
  2. Mushroom Knife and Smartphone (Seenenuga ja nutitelefon)
  3. Worry (Mure)
  4. Test for Getting to God (Jumala juurde saamise test)
  5. Home of Ancient Senses (Ürgmeelte kodu)
  2019
  13'
  mixed choir
  Text: Valdur Mikita
  Fp: Mixed choir K.O.O.R., conductor Raul Talmar; January 29, 2020, Tallinn House of Blackheads
  
• Contemplations with Raul Talmar [Mõtisklused Talmariga]

  1. Suusad ja viisid (Skis and Tunes)
  2. Harmooniline saab olla üleni (One Can Be Entirely Harmonious)
  3. Minu probleem (My Problem)
  4. Kalasilmadega koorilaulja (Choir Singer with Fisheyes)
  5. Rahvusromantilised porgandid (National Romantic Carrots)
  2018
  mixed choir
  Text: Raul Talmar
  Fp: Mixed Choir K.O.O.R., conductors Katrin Puur and  Heikki Põhi; January 6, 2019, Tallinn, House of Blackheads, Birthday concert of conductor Raul Talmar
  
• Singer, Sail the Songboat [Sõua, laulik]

  • Audio

  • Singer, Sail the Songboat / Mixed choir K.O.O.R., conductor Raul Talmar

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  2017
  4'
  mixed choir
  Text: from epic "Kalevipoeg" and after Gustav Suits
  
• Under the Shady Trees [Varjuliste puie all]

  2015
  4'
  mixed choir
  Text: Artur Adson
  
• Winter Joys [Talverõõmud]

  • Video

  2015
  3'
  mixed choir
  Text: Ellen Niit
  
• Kiil kynõlas [Language Spoke]

  2011
  3'
  mixed choir
  Text: Evar Saar
  
• The Lord Reigns, He Is Robed in Majesty [Jehoova valitseb – toredus ta rüü!]

  • Audio

  • The Lord Reigns, He Is Robed in Majesty / Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor Endrik Üksvärav

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  2009
  4'
  mixed choir
  Text: Psalm of David No. 93 (translated by Indrek Hirv and Vello Salo, in Estonian)
  Fp: Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor Endrik Üksvärav; February 10, 2010, Pirita Convent, Tallinn
  
• Sic transit gloria mundi

  2000
  3'
  mixed choir
  Text: Latin sentence
  
• Fortes fortuna adjuvat

  1992
  1'
  mixed choir
  Text: Latin sentence
  Fp: Mixed Choir of the Estonian Academy of Music, conductor Hain Hõlpus; 1992
  Publisher: Edition 49
  
• Sum – ergo cogito

  1992
  2'
  mixed choir
  Text: Latin sentence
  Fp: Mixed Choir of the Estonian Academy of Music, conductor Hain Hõlpus; 1992
  Publisher: Edition 49
  

Works for female choir a cappella

• Dona nobis pacem

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  • Dona nobis pacem / Academic Women's Choir of the University of Tartu, conductor Triin Koch

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  Obligatory piece at the VIII women's and girls' choirs competition organised by Estonian Female Song Society
  2022
  3'
  female choir
  Fp: Academic Women's Choir of the University of Tartu, conductor Triin Koch; November 19, 2022, University of Tartu Assembly Hall
  
• Bow Down to Me [Mu juurde kummarda]

  2019
  4'
  female choir
  Text: Hando Runnel, Juhan Liiv
  Fp: Female Choir Gaudete; conductor Mait Männik; January 30, 2022, Tallinn House of Blackheads
  Commissioned by: Female Choir Gaudete
  
• Bluish Bird [Sinikirje linnukene]

  2017
  3'
  female choir
  Text: folklore
  
• By the Time of Sunrise [Päikese tõusu aegu]

  • Audio
  • Video

  • By the Time of Sunrise / Academic Women's Choir of the University of Tartu, conductor Triin Koch

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  Written for the XXVII General Song Celebration
  2017
  4'
  female choir
  Text: Villem Grünthal-Ridala

  Päikese tõusu aegu Veel viibib päike mere süles, kuid õrnal säral tähed jo kustuvad. All, eemal, uinub öine meri, vaikne, vaga, kesk selget koidupurpurit ja -kulda. Ja virvendav vool käib õrnalt üle vetepinna, kus peegeldub helkjaid pilvi, taevas põhjata. Kui läbi une näikse kaugel karel, lumivalge kajakas, paar viirest üksikut. All, eemal, uinub öine meri, vaikne, vaga, kesk selget koidupurpurit ja -kulda. Siis puhkeb koit ja päike tõuseb merest säravalt. Ja leegitseva, helkja, punakullana. Villem Grünthal-Ridala

  By the Time of Sunrise Still the sea is embracing the sun, but the gentle sparkle of the stars is waning. Below, far away, the night sea falls asleep, silent, serene, in the clear gilded morning glow. And a ripple gently courses through the surface, which reflects the glimmer of the clouds and boundless sky. Like in a dream, behold a distant seagull white as snow, and marsh terns on their own. Below, far away, the night sea falls asleep, silent, serene, in the clear gilded morning glow. Then the dawn erupts and the sun rises from the sea in all its splendour. And it is flaming, glistening and golden red. Villem Grünthal-Ridala

  
  Commissioned by: Song and Dance Celebration Foundation
  CD „New Estonian Choral Music“, Estonian Music Information Centre (2021); Academic Women's Choir of the University of Tartu, conductor Triin Koch
  
• Esä taivan [Father in Heaven]

  Arrangement of the children's choir song with the same title
  female choir
  Text: Artur Adson
  

Works for male choir a cappella

• Echo

  2020
  3'
  male choir
  Text: Christina Rossetti
  
• Light and Silence

  2016
  3'
  male choir
  Text: Betti Alver (in English)
  Fp: Linköping University Male Voice Choir, 2016
  

Works for children’s choir a cappella

• Joy of Life [Elurõõm]

  2020
  3'
  children's choir
  Text: Marie Heiberg
  
• At Dawn Tall Herman Hoists the Flag [Koidikul Pikk Herman heiskab lippu]

  2017
  2'
  children's choir or 2-voice boys' choir
  Text: Leelo Tungal
  
• Bluish Bird [Sinikirje linnukene]

  2017
  3'
  3-voice children's choir
  Text: folklore
  CD „Unemetsades laulavad Ilmalilled“, Ilmalilled (2022); All-Estonian girls’ choir Ilmalilled, conductors Ave Sopp and Vilve Maide
  
• Salve Regina

  • Video

  2015
  3'
  children's choir
  Fp: Estonian Girls' Choir, conductor Ave Sopp; October 24, 2015, Warsaw, Varsovia Cantat
  CD „Unemetsades laulavad Ilmalilled“, Ilmalilled (2022); All-Estonian girls’ choir Ilmalilled, conductors Ave Sopp and Vilve Maide
  
• Esä taivan [Father in Heaven]

  • Audio

  • Esä taivan [Father in Heaven] / Children's Choir of the Old Town Music House, Jaak Sooäär (electric guitar), Tauno Õun (double bass), kannel ensemble, conductor Maarja Soone

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  2011
  3'
  children's choir (2-voice)
  Text: Artur Adson
  Publisher: Estonian Female Song Society
  

Works for boys’ choir a cappella

• At Dawn Tall Herman Hoists the Flag [Koidikul Pikk Herman heiskab lippu]

  2017
  2'
  children's choir or 2-voice boys' choir
  Text: Leelo Tungal
  

Works for girls’ choir a cappella

• Moon Rainbow [Kuuvikerkaar]

  Obligatory piece at the VIII women's and girls' choirs competition organised by Estonian Female Song Society
  2022
  3'
  girls' choir
  Text: Ly Kuningas
  Fp: March 12, 2023, Tallinn University Assembly Hall, VIII women's and girls' choirs competition organised by Estonian Female Song Society
  

INCIDENTAL MUSIC

Music to plays

• Music for children's play "MINA!"

  2021
  Fp: Spring 2021, Tartu, Teatri Kodu. Author and stage director: Maria Usk.
  
• Music for puppet play "Colors" by Maria Usk [Muusika Maria Uski nukunäidendile "Värvid"]

  2006
  Fp: October 14, 2006, Puppet Theatre, Tallinn, directed by Maria Usk
  
• Music for Hans Christian Andersen’s play „Sheperdess and Chimneysweep“ [Muusika Hans Christian Anderseni näidendile „Karjatüdruk ja korstnapühkija”]

  2005
  Fp: April 16, 2005, Estonian State Puppet Theatre, director Leino Rei
  
• Music for Hans Christian Andersen’s play „Christmas Tree” [Muusika Hans Christian Anderseni näidendile „Kuusepuu”]

  2004
  Fp: December 11, 2004, Estonian State Puppet Theatre, director Leino Rei
  
• Music for Jean Genet’s play „The Maids“ [Muusika Jean Genet’ näidendile „Toatüdrukud“]

  2004
  Fp: February 10, 2004, Estonian State Puppet Theatre; Master’s work of Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, director Jaan Urvet
  
• Music for the improvisational play „The Paper“ [Muusika improvisatsioonilisele lavastusele „Paber“]

  2004
  Fp: May 24, 2004, Estonian State Puppet Theatre; Term work of Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, director Vahur Keller
  
• Music for Oscar Wilde’s play „The Selfish Giant” [Muusika Oscar Wilde’i näidendile „Isekas hiiglane”]

  2003
  Fp: September 5, 2004, Estonian State Puppet Theatre, director Maria Usk