Anatoli Garšnek

WORKS FOR THE STAGE

Operas for children

  • The Powerful Wizard [Vägev võlur]
    children’s opera in three acts
    Prologue
    Act I
    Dance of the Wind Fellow
    Act II
    Picture I
    Dance of the Birds
    Wonderland Forest
    Song of the Iron Man
    Dance of the Iron Man
    Picture II
    Dance of the Iron Man and Kite
    Act III
    Picture I
    Picture II
    Dance of the Maidens
    Two Roosters
    Waltz of the Dog
    Dance of the Iron Man and Scarecrow
    Powerful Wizard
    1968
    soloists, choir, accompaniment
    Libretto: Eno Raud after Lyman Frank Baum and Alexander Volkov
    Fp: October 5, 1968, State Academic Theatre Estonia
    Manuscript

WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA

Works for symphony orchestra

  • Pioneers' Symphony [Pioneeride sümfoonia]
    dedicated to the Pioneers' of Tallinn
    1. Andante
    2. Moderato
    3. Intermezzo. Andante ma non troppo
    4. Presto
    1980
    symphony orchestra: 3222, 4331, 1+3, piano, strings
    Manuscript
  • Setu Dance [Setu tants]
    1978
    symphony orchestra: 3322, 4331, 1+3, celesta, piano, harp, strings
  • A Merry Overture [Lõbus avamäng]
    1975
    symphony orchestra
  • Symphony No. 3 [Sümfoonia nr. 3]
    1. Moderato
    2. Allegretto
    3. Moderato
    4. Grave
    1973
    23'
    symphony orchestra: 3233, 4331, 1+5, piano, strings
    Manuscript
  • Symphony No. 2 (Youth Symphony) [Sümfoonia nr. 2 (Noortesümfoonia)]
    1. Adagio. Allegro ma non troppo
    2. Allegretto
    3. Andante
    4. Finale. Allegro molto
    1963
    23'
    symphony orchestra: 3333, 4331, 1+3, piano, strings
    Manuscript
  • Sinfonietta in G major [Sümfoniett G-duur]
    1. Allegro moderato
    2. Andante
    3. Allegro vivo
    1957
    15'
    symphony orchestra: 3222, 3300, timpani, strings
  • Overture [Avamäng]
    dedicated to year 1905
    1955
    12'
    symphony orchestra: 3332, 4331, 1+1, piano, strings
    Manuscript
  • Symphony No. 1 in f minor [Sümfoonia nr. 1 f-moll]
    1. Allegro con brio
    2. Vivo. Scherzo
    3. Andante
    4. Allegro vivace
    1953
    18'
    symphony orchestra: 3332, 4331, percussion, harp, strings
    Manuscript
  • Won Swamp [Võidetud soo]
    symphonic poem
    1950
    12'
    symphony orchestra: 3333, 4331, percussion, harp, strings

Works for string orchestra

  • Sinfonietta [Sümfoniett]
    1. Allegro
    2. Largo ma non troppo
    3. Allegretto grazioso
    4. Presto
    1980
    15'
    string orchestra
    Manuscript

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) AND ORCHESTRA

Works for two or more soloists and orchestra

  • Concerto-fantasy [Kontsert-fantaasia]
    double concerto
    1984
    piano, cello, symphony orchestra

WORKS FOR ENSEMBLE

Duos

  • Cello Sonatina No. 2 [Tšellosonatiin nr. 2]
    in the memory of Heino Eller
    1. Allegro moderato
    2. Alla ballata. Largo (tempo rubato)
    3. Moderato
    1987
    10'
    cello, piano
    Manuscript
  • Cello Sonata No. 3 [Tšellosonaat nr. 3]
    1983
    cello, piano
  • Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon [Sonaat klarnetile ja fagotile]
    1983
    clarinet, bassoon
  • Sonata for Oboe [Oboesonaat]
    1982
    oboe, piano
  • Sonata for Clarinet [Klarnetisonaat]
    1. Allegro
    2. Andante cantabile
    3. Presto
    1979
    12'
    clarinet, piano
  • Cello Sonata No. 2 [Tšellosonaat nr. 2]
    1978
    cello, piano
  • Sonatine for Cello [Tšellosonatiin]
    1978
    cello, piano
  • Sonatine for Horn [Metsasarvesonatiin]
    1976
    6'
    horn, piano
  • Rondo
    1975
    bassoon, piano
  • Sonata for Bassoon [Fagotisonaat]
    1975
    bassoon, piano
  • Sonatina for Flute No. 2 [Flöödisonatiin nr. 2]
    1973
    9'
    flute, piano
  • Sonata-fantasy [Sonaat-fantaasia]
    1961
    14'
    violin, piano
    Manuscript
  • Cello Sonata No. 1 [Tšellosonaat nr. 1]
    1. Allegro animato
    2. Andante
    3. Allegro vivace
    1959
    15'
    cello, piano
    Manuscript
  • Sonatina for Flute No. 1 [Flöödisonatiin nr. 1]
    1. Allegro
    2. Intermezzo. Allegretto grazioso
    3. Rondo. Allegro vivo
    1948
    9'
    flute, piano
  • Scherzo [Skertso]
    piano in four hands
  • Vocalise [Vokaliis]
    setting by H. Orusaar
    trumpet, piano
    CD „Estonian trumpet music“, I. Vau (2004); Indrek Vau (trumpet), Mati Mikalai (piano)

Trios

  • Trio
    1. Allegro
    2. Andante con moto
    3. Allegro
    1984
    10'
    violin, horn, piano
  • Trio No. 2 [Trio nr. 2]
    1. Allegro ma non troppo
    2. Rubato
    3. Moderato quasi andante
    4. Presto
    1984
    14'
    violin, horn, piano
  • Suite for Three Flutes [Süit kolmele flöödile]
    1978
    9'
    3 flutes
  • Sonata for Trumpet, Horn and Piano [Sonaat trompetile, metsasarvele ja klaverile]
    1969
    trumpet, horn, piano
  • Sonata for Two Trombones and a Piano [Sonaat kahele tromboonile ja klaverile]
    1969
    2 trombones, piano
  • Piano Trio [Klaveritrio]
    1949
    violin, cello, piano
  • Serenade [Serenaad]
    trio
    flute, clarinet, bassoon
  • Trio
    piano, trumpet, horn

Quartets

  • Quartet [Kvartett]
    flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Quintets

  • Quintet [Kvintett]
    1969
    flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano
  • Piano Quintet in B minor [Klaverikvintett h-moll]
    1. Allegro
    2. Vivace
    3. Andante
    4. Allegro risoluto
    1955
    17'
    2 violins, viola, cello, piano
    Distributor: Publication from 1956 is available in EMIC Music Store
    Manuscript

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT

Works for piano

  • Piano Sonatina No. 2 [Klaverisonatiin nr. 2]
    1. Allegro
    2. Andante
    3. Presto

    1965
    piano
    Manuscript
  • Sonata for Piano [Klaverisonaat]
    1. Allegro con fuoco
    2. Allegretto scherzando
    3. Allegro molto
    1961
    8'
    piano
    Distributor: Publication from 1965 is available in EMIC Music Store
  • Ten Piano Pieces [Kümme klaveripala]
    piano pieces for children
    1. Lullaby
    2. Bad Weather
    3. Rooster
    4. Folk Dance
    5. Christmas Tree
    6. At the Mill
    7. The March
    8. Beggars of St. Cathrine Day (Kadri Beggars)
    9. Storks Flying Away
    10. Sleigh Ride
    1959
    piano
  • Ten Character Pieces [Kümme karakterpala]
    Dedicated to Heino Eller
    1. Moving Herd
    2. Quarrel
    3. Maidens Dance
    4. Dream
    5. Happy Mood
    6. Mediation
    7. Hopscotch
    8. Catch!
    9. In the Evening
    10. Old Waltz
    1958
    piano
    Distributor: Publication from 1958 is available in EMIC Music Store
  • Sonatina for Piano No. 1 in B flat minor [Klaverisonatiin nr. 1 b-moll]
    1954
    piano
    Distributor: Publication from 1956 is available in EMIC Music Shop
  • Krista’s Polka [Krista polka]
    piano
  • Prelude and Fugue [Prelüüd ja fuuga]
    piano
  • Setu Dance [Setu tants]
    piano
  • The Storks are Leaving [Kured lahkuvad]
    1'
    piano

VOCAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

Works for mixed choir and orchestra

  • Glory to the Soviet Land [Au Nõukogudemaale]
    cantata
    1975
    5'
    mixed choir, symphony orchestra
    Text: Anatoli Garšnek
  • About the Party [Parteist]
    cantata, one part of a cantata trilogy
    1972
    7'
    reader, mixed choir, symphony orchestra
    Text: Vladimir Mayakovsky (in Russian)
  • Komsomol Cantata [Komsomolikantaat]
    one part of a cantata trilogy
    1972
    mixed choir, symphony orchestra
    Text: Vladimir Mayakovsky (in Russian)
  • Ten Year-old Song [Kümneaastane laul]
    cantata, one part of a cantata trilogy
    1960
    4'
    mixed choir, symphony orchestra
    Text: Vladimir Mayakovsky (in Russian)
  • Mahtra War [Mahtra sõda]
    cantata
    1958
    mixed choir, symphony orchestra
    Text: Paul Anton
  • Great October [Suur oktoober]
    cantata
    1. Before the October Revolution
    2. At the Barricades
    3. People Will Commemorate the Fallen
    4. The Great Shine of the Victory of the October Revolution
    1957
    18'
    soprano, mixed choir, symphony orchestra
    Text: Ilmar Sikemäe

Works for joint choir or multiple choirs and orchestra

  • Prince Vyachko and Chief Meelis [Vürst Vjatško ja vanem Meelis]
    oratorio
    1. Prologue
    2. Allegro molto
    3. Andante
    4.     Vyachko's Camp
    5. Sister's Song
    6. Vyachko's Tale. Allegro vivo
    7. Allegro
    1954
    48'
    soloists, mixed choir, female choir, male choir, symphony orchestra: 3222, 4331, 1+1, piano, harp, strings
    Text: Paul Anton
    Manuscript

Works for voice(s) and orchestra

  • Concert Aria (Vocalise) [Kontsertaaria (Vokaliis)]
    1983
    mezzo-soprano, symphony orchestra: 2222; 4000; 1, harp, strings
  • Vocalise [Vokaliis]
    1960
    4'
    voice, symphony orchestra: 2222, 4000, 1+0, harp, strings
    Manuscript
  • Five Seto Songs [Viis setu laulu]
    1. St. Cathrine Day Song (folklore)
    2. Lullaby (Lea Rummo)
    3. The Wooing (folklore)
    4. Daughter into the Water (Lea Rummo)
    5. Toonuchka (folklore)
    1953
    11'
    mezzo-soprano, symphony orchestra: 3222, 2000, 1+0, harp, strings
    Text: folklore, Lea Rummo
    Manuscript
  • In the Name of Stalin [Stalini nimel]
    ballade
    1950
    baritone, symphony orchestra
    Text: Kaarel Korsen

Works for voice(s) and piano

  • Five Song on Lyrics by Alexander Blok [Viis laulu Aleksander Bloki sõnadele]
    1. Be Brave, My Dear
    2. Fell Asleep
    3. I Am Sadly Wandering
    4. Old Man of the Swamp
    5. At Easter (Humoresque)
    1970
    11'
    soprano, piano
    Text: Alexander Blok, translation into Estonian by Enn Vetemaa
    Distributor: Publication from 1974 is available in EMIC Music Shop
    Manuscript
  • Songs on Poems by S. Jessenin [Laulud S. Jessenini sõnadele]
    1. He Spreads His Wings Silently
    2. Bird Cherry
    3. Birch Tree
    4. An Orphan Girl
    5. St. John’s Day Song
    6. Imitation to the Song
    7. Spring Song
    1960
    soprano, piano
    Text: Sergei Jessenin
  • Vocalise [Vokaliis]
    1960
    4'
    voice, piano
    Distributor: Publication from 1962 is available in EMIC Music Shop
  • Five Seto Songs [Viis setu laulu]
    1. St. Cathrine Day Song (folklore)
    2. Lullaby (melody by Anne Vabarna) (lyrics by Lea Rummo)
    3. The Wooing (folklore)
    4. Daughter into the Water (Lea Rummo)
    5. Toonuchka (folklore)
    1953
    11'
    mezzo-soprano, piano
    Text: folklore, Lea Rummo
    Manuscript
  • Two Romances on lyrics by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin [Kaks romanssi Aleksandr Sergejevitš Puškini sõnadele]
    - Bacchanalia
    - The Last Light of Day Has Faded
    1952
    baritone, piano
    Text: Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
    Manuscript

Works for mixed choir a cappella

  • Tõnu Wanted to Sing the Bass Part [Tõnu tahtis bassi laulda]
    1963
    mixed choir
    Text: Anna Haava
    Manuscript
  • Song of Kalaranna [Kalaranna laul]
    Setu folksong
    1958
    2'
    mixed choir or female choir
    Text: folklore
  • Blooming Snowball Tree in the Garden [Lodjapuu õitseb aias]
    1'
    mixed choir
    Text: folklore
    CD „Ajaraamat. Juhatab Arvo Ratassepp“, Eesti Naislaulu Selts (2019); State Mixed Choir of Choir Conductors, conductor Arvo Ratassepp
    Manuscript

Works for female choir a cappella

  • Three Preludes and Fugues [Kolm prelüüdi ja fuugat]
    1970
    female choir
    Text: vocalise
  • Five Songs for Female Choir [Viis laulu naiskoorile]
    1969
    female choir
    Text: folklore
  • Peipsi Lake Songs [Peipsi laulud]
    1. Wedding Lamentation
    2. Sinimani seele
    3. Song of Maaselitsa
    4. At the Midsummer Bonfire
    1961
    7'
    female choir
    Text: folklore
    CD „Estonian Female Song Society 20”, Eesti Naislaulu Selts (2014); Tartu University Alumni Female Choir of Tallinn, conductor Triin Koch (only "Midsummer Bonfire Calls")
    Distributor: Publication from 1979 is available in EMIC Music Store
    Manuscript
  • Song of Kalaranna [Kalaranna laul]
    Setu folksong
    1958
    2'
    mixed choir or female choir
    Text: folklore
  • Herdboy’s Song [Karjase laul]
    1954
    female choir
    Text: folklore
  • Four Folk Songs [Neli rahvalaulu]
    1. Wedding Dance
    2. Sinimaniselle
    3. Song of Maaselitsa
    4. At the Midsummer Bonfire
    female choir
  • Funeral of the Horsefly [Parmu matus]
    based on Pöide village folk song
    female choir
    Text: folklore
    Manuscript
  • Groom's Ride [Saaja sõit]
    female choir
    Text: folklore
    Manuscript
  • Spinning [Ketsõtaminõ (Ketramine)]
    1'
    female choir
    Text: folklore
    Manuscript
  • Standing Guard at Night [Öisel vahipostil]
    female choir
    Text: Debora Vaarandi