School Music from Estonian Folk Songs and Instrumental Pieces

Work for children’s choir by Veljo Tormis, written 1977.

Year of creation:

1977

Arrangement:

Ülo Tedre

Text author:

Folklore

Ruth Mirov

Voices/instruments:

precentors, children's choir, recorders, percussion, strings, piano

Work parts:

I Sheperd' Stories

 1.Herdboy Call (North Estonia) 2.Eat, Herd (Kuusalu) 3.Rain and the Sheperd (Rõngu) 4.A Story of Beautiful Weather 5.A Story of Rainy Weather 6.When the Herd is Missing 7.Fairy Tale 8.Sheperd's Dance Piece 9.Sun, Go Down! (Kodavere) 10.Mother Awaits the Return Home (Hargla) 11.Call for the Cattle to Come Home (Rõuge)

II Harvest Songs

 1.Be Finished, Field! (Ambla) 2.Good Harvest (Kadrina) 3.The Biography of Flax (Paistu) 4.The Field is Left for the Birds to Eat (Helme) 5.Famous Haystack Maker (Pilistvere) 6.Gatherer of the Gleanings (Peetri) 7.End of the Harvest (Otepää)

III Holiday Songs

 1.Shrovetide Song (Kuusalu) 2.St. John's Day Song (Setu) 3.Martinmas Song I (Rannu) 4.Martinmas Song II (Karuse) 5.Martinmas Song III (Varbla) 6.St. Chaterine's Day Song I (Setu) 7.St. Chaterine's Day Song II (Kolga-Jaani) 8.Christmas Song (Paistu)

IV Game Songs (game descriptions made by Ruth Mirov)

 1.Lamb Game (Suure-Jaani) 2.Hawk Game (Paistu) 3.Needle Game (Kuusalu) 4.Boat Game (Karuse) 5.Puppet Game (Paistu) 6.Horse Game (Sangaste) 7.King's Game (Harju-Jaani) 8.Gateway Game (Karula) 9.Goose Game (Kuusalu)

V Swing Songs

 1.Trying the Swing (Karja) 2.The Swing is on a Bad Place (Paistu) 3.What is Seen from the Swing (Peetri) 4.Gold Wearing Out (Jõelähtme) 5.Flea on the Swing (Jõhvi)

VI Humerous Stories

 1.From Sõmera to Sõrmiku (Haljala) 2.Mous Rides into the Forest (Sangaste) 3.Goat's Horns (Pilistvere) 4.Cat's Praise (Simuna) 5.Rat's Wedding (Haljala) 6.Marvellous Story (Koeru) 7.Warbling Little Bird (Kuusalu) 8.Nanny Goat Doesn't Go Home (Kuusalu)

VII Dance Stories (dance movements described by Kristjan Torop)

 1.Tail Dance (Kuusalu) 2.Slave Dance (Karksi) 3.Wizzard's Threshing Barn (Muhu) 4.Mustjala Procession of Pairs (Mustjala) 5.Kerchief Dance (Kuusalu) 6.Dance from Kassari (Kuusalu) 7.Jumping Dance (Setu) 8.Oat's Jaan (Rannu)

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