Scored for
piano
Duration
4 min
Short description
Variations for the Healing of Arinushka for solo piano was composed in 1977 for the composer’s daughter Ariina who was recovering from an appendix operation. The piece contains six short variations, the first three of which are in minor key and the other three in major. They are based on a very simple theme of a rising and falling octave scale. The clear and transparent soundscape of this early tintinnabuli composition is created by the resonating overtones and subtle use of the pedal.
Variations… was first performed in November 1977 in Lithuania by Rein Rannap.
Other titles
Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka, Variatsioonid Ariinuška tervekssaamise puhul, Variatsii na vyzdorovlenie Arinushki (Вариации на выздоровление Аринушки)
Completion year
1977
Scored for
piano
Duration
4 min
Publishers
Universal Edition
Instrumentation details
The original score is titled both in Estonian and Russian. Titles in Estonian, Russian, German and English are all valid and permissible to use. The printed score by UE is titled "Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka".