13 Estonian Lyric Folk Songs

Year of creation

1972

Publisher

Carus-Verlag

Text author

Folklore

korrigeerinud Salme Nigol jt.

Language

Estonian

Voices/instruments

mixed choir

Duration

19'

Work parts:

1. The Power of Song (Muhu)

2. Looking for Singers (Setu)

3. Songs Learned at Weddings (Kuusalu)

4. The Bad Thresher (Väike-Maarja)

5. Don't Hit an Orphan (Paistu)

6. Oxen Await the Holidays (Jõhvi)

7. Cursing the Squires (Urvaste)

8. Worry Breaks the Spirit (Kolga-Jaani)

9. A Serf's Wages (Kodavere)

10. The Rowan Tree (Helme)

11. Orphans in the Forest (Hargla); 1991 version for boys' choir and male choir

12. Not Alone (Kolga-Jaani)

13. The Beauty of the Evening (Audru)

Esiettekanne: 27.10.1973
Conductor

Heino Kaljuste

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