The Spirit of The Forest

Jailton de Oliveira
The Spirit of the Forest

Ballet
for String Orchestra and Percussion
***
O Esprito da Floresta
Ballet
para Orquestra de Cordas e Percusso

Ballet

This work is based on the legend of the Curupira, a mysterious being who,
according to popular belief, resides deep in the jungles of Brazil. The musical scenes are
inspired by one of the many tales of the Curupira, told by the people for whom the
Amazon rainforest is home. In this story, a young girl named Nayara loses her way in the
jungle, and is then found by the Curupira, who appears before her in the form of a
handsome young man. Upon meeting, he promises to help her find her way home.
Seduced by this stranger and oblivious to his true identity, she agrees to stay with him
overnight in the dark rainforest. When Nayara wakes in the morning, she is alone again
and cannot recall the events of the night. She resumes her search for the path leading to
her home. After a many hours of searching, she arrives at her small house, where she lives
with her aunt Yarana. Some weeks later, Nayara discovers that she is pregnant, and
suddenly recalls the night when she was lost in the jungle with the mysterious young man.
After hearing this recount, her aunt Yarana realizes that this is the fault of the Curupira,
and tormented with sadness, she falls and dies. Suddenly Nayaras boyfriend Jurueno,
who has been hiding behind the house and has heard the entire story, appears. Nayara
begs for his forgiveness, but alas Jurueno cannot pardon her betrayal. She leaves, and he,
feeling alone, recedes into the jungle and dies of disgust.
*********
Essa obra se baseia na lenda do Curupira, um ente misterioso, que, segundo a
crendice popular, habita as matas e florestas brasileiras. As cenas musicais so inspiradas
numa das suas muitas estrias, que so contadas pelos habitantes da floresta Amaznica.
Nessa estria, a jovem Nayara se perde na floresta e encontrada pelo Curupira, que
aparece em forma de homem bonito, prometendo ajud-la a voltar pra casa. A moa
seduzida e, sem saber que aquele jovem formoso o Curupira, passa a noite com ele na
floresta. No outro dia, novamente sozinha e sem se lembrar direito o que aconteceu,
Nayara volta a procurar o caminho de casa, at que, finalmente, reencontra a cabana onde
vive com sua tia Yarana. Semanas se passam e Nayara percebe que est grvida, ento se
lembra da noite em que ficou na floresta com aquele moo. Ao contar a estria para sua
tia, esta descobre logo que foi trama do Curupira e, agoniada de tamanha tristeza, cai
morta. Logo aps, chega Jurueno, noivo de Nayara, que ouvira toda a estria, escondido
atrs da cabana. Nayara suplica por perdo, mas Jurueno no aceita e a abandona. Nayara
vai embora e Jurueno, sozinho na mata, morre de desgosto.

Ballet
Instrumentation
Percussion
2 Timpani ( one player ) (Timp.)
Other Percussion ( three players ): Triangle (Trgl.), Cymbals (Cym.), Tam
Tam (T.T.), Tambourine (Tamb.), Snare Drum (S.Dr.), Bass Drum (B.Dr.).
Strings
Violins I and II (Vln. I,II), Violas (Vla.), Cellos (Vc.), Double Basses
(D.B.).
Duration: 2150
Instrumental Parts

Ballet
Percussion
Tam Tam
Bass Drum
q
4
4
44
12
T.T.
B. Dr.
I. Nayara lost in the forest
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P
.
P

F

F

18
T.T.
B. Dr.
T.T.
B. Dr.
B. Dr.
B. Dr.
.
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a tempo
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43 .
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f
3
4 .
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36
T.T.
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F
.

F
29
T.T.

23
Jailton de Oliveira

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44 ~~~~~~~~~~
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44
34 .
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44
44
Percussion
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44
4
p
44
43
41
T.T.
B. Dr.
44
47
T.T.
B. Dr.
44
~~~~~~~~~
F
~~~~~~~~~
43
52
T.T.
B. Dr.

57
T.T.
B. Dr.

.
62
T.T.
B. Dr.
B. Dr.
3
4
.
F
.
F
4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4
4
4
4
43
3
4
44
44
4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4
4
4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4
4
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4
4
accel. poco a poco

f

f
68
T.T.
3
4
4 ~~~~~~~~~
3
4
4
F
44
43
4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4
4
4 ~~~~~~~~~~
3
4
4
44 ~~~~~~~~~
43
43
4 ~~~~~~~~~
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4
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f
44
34 .
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.
44
4
4
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> > >
Percussion
Cymbals
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
44
44
II. Encounter between Nayara and Curupira
44
44
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
44
44
13
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
~~~~~

Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
>
23
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
3
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
43
44
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2
4
2
4
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44
4
4
4
4
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43
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20
4
4
4
4
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4
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43
Cym.
3
4
3
4
. .
Percussion
34
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
> ..
F
41
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
.
R
P
.
R
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
3
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12
12
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12
j
j
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j
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j
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. .
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f
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

cresc...
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.

J
R
F
57
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
U
>
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U
62
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
.
38
38
67
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
38
Un poco pi mosso. ( q)
3 . . . . . . 3
4
8
3 f
3
4
8
J
p
34 . . . . . . 38
43 . . . . . . 38
38
43
J
3 . . . . . . 3
4 8
3 . . . . . . 3
4 8
3
3
4
8
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43 38
43 . . . . . . 38
38
43
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3 . . . . . . 3
4 8
42
42
2
4
Percussion
42
72
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
42
42
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
2
4
42
2
4
j
j
j
j
j
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42

F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
42
cresc...
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2
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4
R
F
U

>
>
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U

100
Cym.
qk
6
8
6
8
J
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
p
6
95
Cym.
rall...
88
Cym.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
82
Cym.
> > >
. > >
q
4
4
44 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
sempre
Percussion
3
4
3

4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
.

43 .
106
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
43
43
112
Cym.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
4
4
4
4
44 -
4
4
4
4
poco rall...
3
4
43
- - - - 43
J
J
a tempo
rall...
3
4
3
4
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4

.
.
43 -
4
117
Cym.
4
4
44
~~~~~~~ - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
- 43 -

.
4
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III. The enchantment
Percussion
Tambourine
qk
9
8 .
~~~~~~
.
.
15
8 .
P4
qkq
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3poco accel.
2
4
42
Tamb.
Tamb.
Tamb.
14

F3
a tempo
j
j
.
>
>
28
Tamb.
Tamb.
43
40
Tamb.
42
rall...
2 j .
4 >

J
P
2
4
poco accel.
qkq
9 .
8
f
3
4
a tempo ( qk
6
8
38
42
>
>
f
33
rall...
42
j
j
j
. . 43 .
F
a tempo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
.
4 .
p
F
rall...
2
4
42
3
4
Percussion
Triangle
Tam Tam
T.T.
B. Dr.
~~~~~
4
.
4
p
Bass Drum
Trgl.
q
4
4
44
T.T.
B. Dr.
>
P
>

J
P
> > .
> > .
> > >
F3
>
F
>
2
2
>
>
>
>
> .
T.T.
B. Dr.
>
>
>
3
>
3
4

F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
43 .
cresc. poco a poco
43
>
>

J J
J
.

J J J
P
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17
Trgl.
13
Trgl.
IV. The seduction
Percussion
2
4
22
Trgl.
T.T.
B. Dr.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2
.
4
2
4
27
Trgl.
T.T.
B. Dr.
T.T.
B. Dr.
qk
38
37
Trgl.
4
4
4 >
4
F
4 .
4
6
6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
38 >
F
38 >
F
> > .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >

.
p
F
2
4
> > .
3
4
42
43
2
4
3
4
38
3
8
>
>
>
48
> .
q
4
4
8 4
38 > .
rall...
3
8
48 . . . . . . 38
3
p 3
48
38 >
42
Trgl.
48
48
48
43
T.T.
48
44
43
B. Dr.
48
44
43
10
Percussion
q
43
47
Trgl.
T.T.
B. Dr.
3
4 > .
f
3 ~~~~~~~~~ 4
4 .
4
S
q
52
Trgl.
T.T.
B. Dr.
4 3
4
4
p
4
3
4
4
molto rall...
59
T.T.
B. Dr.
Trgl.
71
Trgl.
T.T.
B. Dr.
.
.
3
4 .
F
q
5
4
4
4
45 >
f
5
4
44
(q)
4
4
45
45
~~~~~~~~~~~~

5
4
7
7
7
rall...
j j

P
> .
F
poco accel.
j
j
4 .
4
F
~~~~
4
4
p
a tempo.
4
4
11
Percussion
V. Nayara meets her aunt Yarana
Tam Tam
Snare Drum
2
4
42
2
S.Dr.
17
T.T.
S.Dr.
S.Dr.
S.Dr.
38 .
F
3 j
8 >J
3
3
2
4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.
J
P
42
2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
P
p
42
. . . . . . . .
p
30
T.T.
38
23
T.T.
3
8
10
T.T.
3
8
3
8
>
2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4
8
P cresc.
j
2
3
>
.
4
8
J
f
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>
F
P
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P
f
.
P
.
F
12
Percussion
2
36
T.T.
S.Dr.
F
r
f
41
T.T.
S.Dr.
T.T.
S.Dr.
49
T.T.
S.Dr.
57
T.T.
S.Dr.
S.Dr.
.
p
R R
p
.
r
p
P
r
p

>F
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dim.
poco a poco

>
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
61
T.T.

45
3
8
38 j >
f
>
>
2
4
42
13
Percussion
5
2
4
67
T.T.
S.Dr.
42
76
T.T.
S.Dr.
.
F
>>
p
F
> .
J
38
>
F
42
3
8
j
.
P
>
~~~~~~~~~~~
2 r
4 >
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
38 .

42
cresc. poco a poco
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
j>
3
2
>
>
8
4
F
S
F
82
T.T.
S.Dr.
>
87
T.T.
S.Dr.
>
42
93
T.T.
S.Dr.
2
4
S.Dr.
4
4
38
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3
8
S
P
38
3 r
8
F
42
2
4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
101
T.T.
4
4
.
P
~~~~
4 .
4
P
42
42
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~
.
J
p
~~~~
.
Percussion
Triangle
Cymbals
Bass Drum
3
4
Cym.
B. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.

F

F
. . .
J J J
f
.
f
42
42
42
42
43
43
19
19
19
2
2
2
. . . . . .
J J R J J J
>
J
43
r
j
..
43 .
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
43 .
p
F
42
43
2
2
42
rall...
J. J. J.
44
Trgl.
36
Trgl.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
.
22
Trgl.

P3
. . . . . . . . .
J J J
p
P
.
3
4
12
Trgl.
43
14
VI. Conflict between Nayara and Jurueno
42
42
42
43
43
43
42
42
42
qk
ee
6 4
8 p
8
6
4
8
8
f
6
4 >
8
8
f
>
>
>
6
8
6
8
6
8
15
Percussion
68
66
Trgl.
Cym.
B. Dr.
68
4
8
Cym.
B. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.
4
8 >J >J
Cym.
B. Dr.
68
>
q
2
2
4
2
4
Cym.
B. Dr.
5
8
6
8
5
8
6
8
5
8
6
8
68
68 >
F

>
6
8
5
8
42
5 . . . . . 2
8 4
58
42
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.

> >
6
8
5
8
6 . .
8 p
6
5
8
48
5
8
5
8
85 68
5
6
8
8
85
48
68
5 j 6
8 . . . .
8 . .
. .
68
J
6
8
6
8
13
99
Trgl.
qk
13
68 48
48 > > >
13
48 >
5
8
93
Trgl.
48 >
4
8 J J
89
Trgl.
68 48
48 68
J J
68
71
Trgl.
48
3
4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cresc. poco a poco
q
3
3
4
6
8
14
14
14
Percussion
Tam Tam
qk
9
8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
.
.
.
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
.
T.T.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
.
.
.
p
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
. .
.
.
15
T.T.
48
20
T.T.
98
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
.
p
26
T.T.
>
.
32
T.T.
rall...
38
T.T.
16
VII. Jurueno's sadness and death
4
8
F
48
9 . .
8
4
8
98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
.
.
.
p
F
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.
.
.
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.
.
P
Percussion
q
2 > >
4
F
2
4
P
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
3 r
8 >
B. Dr.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
47
B. Dr.
39
S.Dr.
~~~~~~~~~~~~

F
30
2
2
38
.
r
>
P
42
> 38
>
F
3
8
38 ~~~~~
.
42
f
38 42 3
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
j

>
F
p
p
F
.
.
J J
P
38 42
2
4
2
4
3
8 >
22
S.Dr.
17
VIII. The return of Curupira
3
3
r >
.
F
r
>
p
38
. ~~~~~
R
5
6
7
P
38
18
Percussion
3
8
f
3 >
8
F
2
4
53
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
2
4
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
61
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
79
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
B. Dr.
42
104
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
f
> > .
38
38
3
8
42
6
6
2
4
2
4
2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
cresc.
3 j
8 >
F
3
8
> > .
3
8
3
8
F
3
8
38
2
4
2
4
2
4
6
6
42
P
j
24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>

f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
42 >J .
F
38

R
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3
8
p
96
3
8
S.Dr.
B. Dr.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
p
87
S.Dr.
42
U
42
F
3
3
38 r
f
38
f
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
cresc.
> .
J
j
.
>
f
42
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Jailton de Oliveira

The Spirit of the Forest

for String Orchestra and Percussion

The Spirit of the Forest

The Spirit of the Forest

I. Nayara lost in the forest

Copyright 2004 by JAILTON TEIXEIRA DE OLIVEIRA - Campinas - SP - Brasil

accel. poco a poco

II. Encounter between Nayara and Curupira

> > >

III. The enchantment

> > >

IV. The seduction

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >

VI. Conflict between Nayara and Jurueno

48 > > >

cresc. poco a poco

VII. Jurueno's sadness and death

VIII. The return of Curupira

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