Database of manuscripts

Work

  • Composer: Tormis, Veljo
  • Years: 07.08.1930 - 21.01.2017
  • Title: Women's Songs
  • Genre: Musical and/or drama and/or dance works for stage
  • Instrumentation: female soloists, female choir
  • Number of movements: 6/39
  • Titles of movements:

    Part I, Childhood
    1. Curse upon Death
    2. Were the Voice as Before
    3. Birth Incantation
    4. Daughters Into the Water
    5. When Will I Repay Mamma’s Trouble?
    6. On the Way

    Part II, Time of Beauty (Swing scene)
    7. Go High, Swing!
    8. Call to the Swing
    9. The Swing in a Beautiful Place
    10. The Maiden’s Promise
    11. The Maiden’s Prise
    12. Pretty Maiden on the Swing
    13. A Flea on a Swing
    14. What is Visible from the Swing
    15. Blue Colored Little Bird
    16. Time of Beauty Passes
    17. Summer Arrives
    18. On a Night Way

    Part III, Leaving Father’s Home
    19. The Maiden’s Praise
    20. Bride of the Star
    21. Bride’s Lament
    22. Suitor from the Forest
    23. Suitor at the Spring
    24. Everyone Has Their Own Destiny

    Part IV, Womanhood
    25. Good Man
    26. no text
    27. Evil Man
    28. Poor Me, A Prisoner of Children

    Part V, Troubled Time
    29. A Song Despite Worries
    30. Still Sad
    31. Sending the Message With the Birds
    32. A Chalice of Worries
    33. The Tale of Husband Slayer Mai
    34. Still Sad
    35. What Sense in Worrying

    Part VI, Sing as Long as You Live
    36. When I Begin to Sing
    37. A Memory from Swing Time
    38. No Weeping Even at Death
    39. Sing as Long as You Live
  • Librettist: folklore, arranged by Jaan Kaplinski
  • Incipit (lyrics): Oh sina surma sõgeda, oh sina surma sõgeda, oh sina katku kadeda, oh sina katku kadeda
  • Year: 1974-1975/1981.

Manuscripts


  • Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
  • Sort: Score
  • Composer: Tormis, Veljo
  • Work: Women's Songs
  • Number of pages: 70
  • Date: 08.03.1975
  • Status: Finished
  • Location: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
  • Number: ETMM_9171 M 318:2/4
  • Additional notes: 1st redaction

  • Type of manuscript: Copy of manuscript, Photo copy
  • Sort: Score
  • Composer: Tormis, Veljo
  • Work: Women's Songs
  • Number of pages: 72
  • Date: 1979/1981
  • Status: Finished
  • Location: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
  • Number: ETMM_10047 M 318:2/5
  • Additional notes: Final redaction

  • Type of manuscript: Photo copy
  • Sort: Score
  • Composer: Tormis, Veljo
  • Work: Women's Songs
  • Number of pages: 100
  • Date:
  • Status: Finished
  • Location: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
  • Number: ETMM_12714 M 318:2/6
  • Additional notes: with author´s corrections and additions

  • Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
  • Sort: Score
  • Composer: Tormis, Veljo
  • Work: Women's Songs
  • Number of pages: 27
  • Date:
  • Status: Finished
  • Draft: Yes
  • Location: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
  • Number: ETMM_ M 318:2/TA16
  • Additional notes: Part III, Leaving Father’s Home: 22. Suitor from the Forest, 23. Suitor at the Sprin; Part IV, Womanhood: 27. Evil Man, 28. Poor Me, A Prisoner of Children; Part V, Troubled Time: 29. A Song Despite Worries, 30. Still Sad, 31. Sending the Message With the Birds, 32. A Chalice of Worries, 33. The Tale of Husband Slayer Mai, 34. Still Sad, 35. What Sense in Worrying; Part VI, Sing as Long as You Live: 36. When I Begin to Sing, 37. A Memory from Swing Time, 38. No Weeping Even at Death, 39. Sing as Long as You Live

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