- Year of composition: 1940s, the work was interrupted when Fernström had orchestrated mov. 5.
- Work category: Ballet / Dance music, one act
- First performed: 20 May 1998 at the Gothenburg Opera. The Swedish National Ballet Scool, Gothenburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Finn Rosengren
- Arrangement/revision: Mov. 4-14 are orchestrated, following the sketches of the composer, by Hans Söderberg for the premiere performance in 1998
- Duration: 45 min
- Detailed duration: 45-50 min
Instrumentation
2*.2*.2*.2 / 2.2.1.1 / timp, 2 perc, xyl/mar, hp, cel, pno / str
(picc, cor angl, bass clar)
Location for score and part material
Svensk Musik
- Location autograph: Svensk Musik (STIM)
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Original orchestration of mov. 4 and 5 at Lund University Library.
Literature
Kleen, Tyra: Ni-Si-Pleng. En historia om svarta barn, berättad och ritad för vita barn (J. A. Lindblads förlag, Uppsala, 1924)
Description of work
First tableau
1. Prelude and Entrance dance
Prelude: Andantino 4/4
Entrance dance Moderato grazioso 3/4
2. Oriental festival music: Allegro 3/4
3. Dance of the holy bird: Allegro moderato 3/4 varied …