- Composer: Kapp, Eugen
- Years: 26.05.1908 - 29.10.1996
- Title: The Gold Spinners
- Genre: Ballets
- Instrumentation: symphony orchestra
- Number of movements: 3
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Titles of movements:
Prelude
Song of Poor Child (Andante)
Act I
Picture I
Dance of Meelike and the Boys (Tempo di Valse)
Duet of Ülo and Meelike (Andante)
Dance of Meelike (Tempo di Valse)
Despair and Dance of the Verdict (Ülo, Valdeku and Kunileid) (Allegro vivace)
Scene in the Forest (Allegro moderato)
Picture II
Introduction and Scene (Andante espressivo)
Appearance of Loksper and Scene of Gold Spinners (Moderato)
Dance of Loksper "Greed" (Allegro moderato pesante)
Dance of Meelike (Andantino)
Dance of Etla and Sandra (Allegretto)
Dance of the Cat (Andantino quasi allegretto)
Cat Appearing Scene (Allegro appassionato)
Dance "Witches Decision" (Allegro vivace)
Act II
Introduction (Andante)
Picture I
Duet of Ülo and Meelike
Variation of Meelike (Allegro moderato)
Scene of the Light Bulbs (Allegro dramatico)
Picture II
Scene of Appearance of the Mother of the Waters (Allegro moderato)
Mother of the Waters and four Young Men (Andantino. Tranquillo)
Variation I (Allegro grazioso)
Variation II (Allegro grazioso)
Variation III "Manliness" (Allegro vivace)
Variation of the Mother of the Waters (Allegro moderato)
Waltz (Allegro grazioso)
Monologue of Ülo (Andante pesante)
Mother of the Waters' Farewell with Ülo (Allegro moderato)
Song of Meelike (Andante lugubre)
Ülo's Despair and Song of the Verdict (Allegro energico)
Act III
Picture I
Dance of the Water Fairy (Allegro moderato)
Liberation (Adagio. Andante)
Picture II
Folk Dance (Allegro moderato)
Interlude
Final Dance "Flat-footed Waltz" (Tempo di Valse) - Librettist: Linda Algvere and P. Abolimov after Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
- Year: 1956.
Manuscripts
- Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Kapp, Eugen
- Work: The Gold Spinners
- Number of pages: 78
- Date: 17.10.1955
- Status: Finished
- Draft: Yes
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_11322 M 99:2/10
- Additional notes: Act 2, scenes 1 and 2
- Type of manuscript: Copy of manuscript
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Kapp, Eugen
- Work: The Gold Spinners
- Number of pages: 76
- Date:
- Status: Finished
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_11322 M 99:2/10
- Additional notes: Act 3, 2nd scene
- Type of manuscript: Author manuscript
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Kapp, Eugen
- Work: The Gold Spinners
- Number of pages: 336
- Date:
- Status: Finished
- Draft: Yes
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Location:
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
- Number: ETMM_11322 M 99:2/TA
- Additional notes: Piano four hands
- Type of manuscript: Copy of manuscript
- Sort: Piano score
- Composer: Kapp, Eugen
- Work: The Gold Spinners
- Number of pages: 416
- Date: 1956
- Status: Finished
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Location:
Estonian Music Foundation
- Number: Folder No. 165
- Digital copy: Pdf
- Digital archive: Estonian Music Information Centre
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