DANCES FROM THE LAND OF TROLLS for string orchestra

In memory of Tove Jansson

Audio-Snippets:

The Troll / Der Troll
Swishing Ghosts / Gespenster-Sausen
The Troll-Maiden / Das Troll Fräulein

DANCES FROM THE LAND OF TROLLS for string orchestra

In memory of Tove Jansson

Category: Symphonic / Orchestral , Chamber Music

The trolls of Scandinavia inhabit almost invisible forests, streams and lakes. They escape our imagination. In reality they live cheerfully and with mysterious activities in the land of fantasy. The Swedish Finnish author Tove Jansson (1914-2001) had been dealing with trolls and elves in many tales and drawings since 1945 and created an immortal monument for this imaginary world - not only for children. The four characters are dedicated to her memory.

Movements: 1: The Troll
2: The Troll Maiden
3: Spooky Night
4: Swishing Ghosts

Duration: 7 minutes

Publisher of notes/sheet music: Ries & Erler Berlin , 2016

Instrumentation: Orchestration:
Violins 1,2,3
Violas 1,2
Violoncellos 1,2
Double basses

Dedication: - In memory of Tove Jansson -

World premiere: 17.09.2017 , Hesinki/Finnland

Performers at world premiere: German Finnish Youth String Orchestra, coordinated by the Goethe Institut Helsinki

Records: 2018