Artist: Veljo Tormis
Veljo Tormis's lyrics & chords
Veljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the greatest choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia. He is internationally famous for his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual choral songs, most of it a cappella. The great majority of these pieces are based on traditional ancient Estonian folksongs (regilaulud), either textually, melodically, or merely stylistically. His composition most often performed outside Estonia, Curse U...read more
The ritual whisking of the bridge Praising the cook Wee winky mouse Shrove tuesday Mockery singing Ingrian evenings Undarmoi and kalervoi Recruitment A son or a daughter Tõmbtuul Vaeslapse kaebus Vepsian winter Eksinud neiu Epiloog A thrall in viru Kuldnaine Naisetapja Chastushka i The singer Many words Tha call of three cuckoos Creation of the world Distributing the dowry chest Piirileikkilaulu Õnnetus noorel jääl The beginning of the song Kõnelus vana paju all Latvian bourdon songs i Tuisune videvik Hamleti laul i Fire incantation Tähed Ühte laulu tahaks laulda Heather Arno and his father arriving at the schoolhouse Livonian heritage Izhorian epic Katkuaja mälestus Vägisi mehele Sampo cuditur Lauliku lopusonad Ule taeva Lüpsiloits
