The Birth Rite

Work for mixed choir by Veljo Tormis, , written 1999.

Year of creation:

1999

Commissioned by:

Eesti Kontsert and Tõnu Kaljuste for the Millenium

Text author:

Folklore

Jaan Kaplinski

Paul-Eerik Rummo

Voices/instruments:

narrator, voices, mezzo soprano, tenor, mixed choir, children's choir, male choir, symphony orchestra: 2222, 4231, percussion, piano, six-stringed Estonian zither, strings