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Laulan laevatäie
Raamat “Laulan laevatäie” on poeetiline ja isiklik fotoraamat eesti laulukultuurist. Raamat koosneb fotodest, tekstidest, laulusõnadest ja luuletustest.
Fotograafiks on Sabine Burger, kes vaatab eesti kultuuri väljastpoolt tulnud šveitslase vaatenurgast, kuid tekstid on loodud eestlase sisemisest perspektiivist. Lugude autorid tutvustavad oma tekstides väga isiklikke ja poeetilisi vaatenurki laulmisele.
Lauri Sommerit huvitab arhailistesse lauludesse kätketud maailmapilt ja tema isiklik suhe laulmisega. Valdur Mikita mõtiskleb looduse ja laulmise põimumise üle, kirjutab metsade helimaastikest ja eesti keele seostest meloodiatega. Ajaloolisi ja poliitilisi seoseid harutab Eero Raun. Kristiina Ehin pajatab seevastu fiktiivsesse ajalukku kuuluva loo naistest, kes tahtsid minna esimesele laulupeole, kuid keda sinna ei lubatud. Nõukogudeaegsetel laulupidudel kogetud tunnet meenutab Ly Seppel.
Fotograafiks on Sabine Burger, kes vaatab eesti kultuuri väljastpoolt tulnud šveitslase vaatenurgast, kuid tekstid on loodud eestlase sisemisest perspektiivist. Lugude autorid tutvustavad oma tekstides väga isiklikke ja poeetilisi vaatenurki laulmisele.
Lauri Sommerit huvitab arhailistesse lauludesse kätketud maailmapilt ja tema isiklik suhe laulmisega. Valdur Mikita mõtiskleb looduse ja laulmise põimumise üle, kirjutab metsade helimaastikest ja eesti keele seostest meloodiatega. Ajaloolisi ja poliitilisi seoseid harutab Eero Raun. Kristiina Ehin pajatab seevastu fiktiivsesse ajalukku kuuluva loo naistest, kes tahtsid minna esimesele laulupeole, kuid keda sinna ei lubatud. Nõukogudeaegsetel laulupidudel kogetud tunnet meenutab Ly Seppel.
216 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2016
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December 31, 2019
A delight for the eyes (and ears)
"Laulan laevatäie" (Singing a Shipful) (2016) is an over-sized 'coffee-table' book featuring photographs of Estonian choral performers, culture and nature by Swiss photographer Sabine Burger. The photos are accompanied by essays related to Estonian folk culture and singing from the writers Lauri Sommer, Valdur Mikita, Eero Raun and Ly Seppel.
Photographer Sabine Burger provides her own essay about her background and interest in Estonian choral culture and also gives some intriguing historical information about how early 19th Century Swiss Song Festivals provided one of the inspirations for Johann Voldemar Jannsen to organize Estonia's first such festival in 1869.
There is also a short story "Laulupeole minek" (Going to the Song Festival) by Kristiina Ehin which is the only one of the longer texts to have appeared previously. This was in Ehin's collaboration with glove-maker Kristi Jõeste in Kirjatud teekond (English edition: Ornamented Journey) (2012). A variety of Estonian or Setu (a Southern Estonian dialect) runic song texts and various classic poems related to Estonian music and culture (e.g. "Muusika" by Juhan Liiv, "Kuu" (Moon) by Kristjan Jaak Peterson etc.) are scattered throughout.
The photographs cover a wide variety of choral activity from rehearsals, relaxation, communal gatherings and performances with the main highlights being those taken at the 2014 Laulupidu held at the Song Festival grounds in Tallinn. A dozen or so photos are of various mystical-looking land and forestscapes. Samples of the photographs can be seen at the book's official website at (no longer active as of 2019) or at its crowdfunding page at http://www.hooandja.ee/projekt/raamat...
This has all been lovingly and carefully put together and the quality and attention to detail of the photographs and the thoughtfulness and selection of the writings make for a joyful and immersive experience. There is no "sound" as such, but you may very well find yourself singing along to the some of the song or poem texts, so I would still call this print book an interactive or synesthetic read.
"Laulan laevatäie" (Singing a Shipful) (2016) is an over-sized 'coffee-table' book featuring photographs of Estonian choral performers, culture and nature by Swiss photographer Sabine Burger. The photos are accompanied by essays related to Estonian folk culture and singing from the writers Lauri Sommer, Valdur Mikita, Eero Raun and Ly Seppel.
Photographer Sabine Burger provides her own essay about her background and interest in Estonian choral culture and also gives some intriguing historical information about how early 19th Century Swiss Song Festivals provided one of the inspirations for Johann Voldemar Jannsen to organize Estonia's first such festival in 1869.
There is also a short story "Laulupeole minek" (Going to the Song Festival) by Kristiina Ehin which is the only one of the longer texts to have appeared previously. This was in Ehin's collaboration with glove-maker Kristi Jõeste in Kirjatud teekond (English edition: Ornamented Journey) (2012). A variety of Estonian or Setu (a Southern Estonian dialect) runic song texts and various classic poems related to Estonian music and culture (e.g. "Muusika" by Juhan Liiv, "Kuu" (Moon) by Kristjan Jaak Peterson etc.) are scattered throughout.
The photographs cover a wide variety of choral activity from rehearsals, relaxation, communal gatherings and performances with the main highlights being those taken at the 2014 Laulupidu held at the Song Festival grounds in Tallinn. A dozen or so photos are of various mystical-looking land and forestscapes. Samples of the photographs can be seen at the book's official website at (no longer active as of 2019) or at its crowdfunding page at http://www.hooandja.ee/projekt/raamat...
This has all been lovingly and carefully put together and the quality and attention to detail of the photographs and the thoughtfulness and selection of the writings make for a joyful and immersive experience. There is no "sound" as such, but you may very well find yourself singing along to the some of the song or poem texts, so I would still call this print book an interactive or synesthetic read.
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