1. Pantomime
2. Oriental festival music (from Suite no. 1)
3. Ni-Si-Plengs sortie
4. Butterfly dance
5. Ape dance
6. Snake dance and Pantomime
7. Sword dance
8. Pantomime
9. Introduction
10. Devil’s dance
11. Worm dance
12. Ni-Si-Pleng’s victory dance
13. Finale

• Year of composition: Music composed during the 1940s, orchestration by Hans Söderberg for the premiere performance of the ballet in 1998
• Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
• First performed: 6 December 1997, Stadshallen, Lund, the Royal Academic Orchestra in Lund conducted by Johan Åkesson
• Duration: Approx. 40-50 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)

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

4. Pantomime: crotchet = 76 4/4
Thereafter no. 2 Oriental festival music (from Suite no. 1)
5. Ni-Si-Plengs sortie: crotchet = 104 4/4
Second tableau
6. Butterfly dance: Allegro 4/4
7. Ape dance: Allegro 4/4
8. Snake dance and Pantomime: Moderato 4/4
9. Sword dance: Tempo di bolero 2/4 varied with 3/4
10. Pantomime: Andante 4/4
Third tableau
11. Introduction: Moderato 4/4
12. Devil’s dance: crotchet = 132 4/4
13. Worm dance: crotchet = 104 3/4
14. Ni-Si-Pleng’s victory dance: crotchet = 50 stringendo poco a poco 2/4
15. Finale: Moderato 4/4