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Cat the Story Teller (Kiriusha’s Lullaby)

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  This piece can be associated with the imagery from Alexander Pushkin’s intro to his fairy poem Ruslan and Ludmila, where the magical Cat the Story Teller walks on the golden chain on an oak tree. The main theme (the pan flute’s ostinato) was once improvised by Alla’s younger son Kirill when he was 5 or 6 years old. Years later Alla turned it into a piece. – Pan flute, strings, muted trumpet, harp, kalimbell, percussion, drums, electronic sweep  //  Length 3:44, 69 bpm, 4/4

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Bumblebee… or a Mosquito?

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This a parody on a very famous classical piece ‘Flight of the Bumblebee” by N.Rimsky-Korsakov. Paradoxically, it was also inspired by the imagery and feel of a brilliant Russian animation (“claymation”) “Yesteryear’s Snow Was Falling”, which has became classic in Russia since its creation in 1983.

Knowing about the Bumblebee origins, you can easily guess what’s going on in the piece. (If you are familiar with the plot of the original tale,  you’ll find the end a bit different, though. ) If you listen to it in headphones, the effect will be at its best.   –  Synthesizers, accordion, honky-tonk, insect killer racket, airplane, crowd…   //   Length 1:29, 140 bpm, 4/4

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Heavenly

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Dreamy imagery with angelic voices of boys choir and the sound of symphonic instruments. It can be associated with many beautiful things – like a nice scenery, an early morning, a sleeping baby, a feeling of peace, or a quiet ecstasy.   –  Harp, boys choir, orhestra  //  Length 2:26, 60 bpm, 4/4

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