- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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