Tatar folk tales

This musical work by Adeliia Faizullina is for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra. It is based on the folk tales and narratives of her native Tatarstan, Russia. The first movement, Shurali, describes a monster of Tatar Folklore who lives in the woods and scares people with the sound of his wooden bones. The second movement, Sak and Sok, tells of two brothers, who after a curse turned into the Bird of Night and Bird of Day. They hear each other’s voices and wing-trembling just when it is sunrise or sunset time, but they cannot see each other. The third movement, Rainbow, describes colors of the rainbow using instrumental timbres and harmonies. The final movement, Arba, recalls an Asian two-wheel cart to carry live stock and food. We hear sound of the whip, a little folk song, and welcome to join a choir of mischievous, funny animals.