Database of manuscripts

Work

  • Composer: Pärt, Arvo
  • Years: 11.09.1935 -
  • Title: Music for Uno Leies's puppet-play "Unbelievable Story"
  • Genre: Music to plays
  • Instrumentation: vocal soloists, percussion (little drum, large drum, triangle, tambourine, maracas, cymbals, hi-hat, brushes), piano, variola (electric organ), harp, double bass
  • Number of movements: 21
  • Titles of movements:
    Act I
    1. Prelude to the Act I
    2. Appearing of the Poster
    3. Falsification
    4. The Puppet Theatre's door is opening
    5. = 4.
    6. The Play Can Begin
    7. Oh-oh-oh, how Interesting Life
    8. Good Night
    Act II
    9. Prelude to the Act II
    10. The Appearing of the Fox and the Wolf
    11. Wolf and Tõnu Are Wrestling
    12. Recitative of Tõnu
    13. Song of the Wolf
    14. Lifting. Movements
    15. The end of the Act II
    Act III
    16. The beginning of the Act III
    17. The Animals Are Becoming Children
    18. Calling the Wolf and the Fox
    19. Prelude to the Finale
    20. Final Song
    21. Finale
  • Text: Uno Leies
  • Incipit (lyrics): Oi-oi-oi, kui põnev elu ootab ees, ootab ees, ootab ees.
  • Year: 1967.

Manuscripts


  • Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
  • Sort: Piano score
  • Composer: Pärt, Arvo
  • Work: Music for Uno Leies's puppet-play "Unbelievable Story"
  • Number of pages: 30
  • Date: 1967
  • Status: Finished
  • Draft: Yes
  • Location: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
  • Number: ETMM_7691 M 238:2/30

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