Vasilisa, the Beautiful, meets a second horseman, the Red Horseman, who represents the sun.

Vasilisa And The Red Horseman

The last horseman Vasilisa, the Beautiful, meets is the Black Horseman, who represents nighttime.

Vasilisa And The Black Horseman

This is part of the collection of music for this story and is simply about her as a beautiful person.

Vasilisa, The Beautiful

Vasilisa returns from her ridiculous errands put forth by her stepmother only to have the skull light her and the stepsisters on fire and turn them into ashes.

Vasilisa Returns

Vasilisa's father was a merchant. He lost his wife and her mother when she was young, but they had a good relationship until he remarried. This is the Russian version of Cinderella in a way.

Vasilisa And Her Father

The story concludes with Vasilisa getting married. It's a tour de force of Russian dance.

Vasilisa is Married

I have always loved music. I grew up surrounded by music and sounds. I play the French horn and studied that at UGA and the Cincinnati College/Conservatory of Music. I started composing when I was in my 20s but stopped as I raised my two children. After my father passed away, I came back to creating music mostly for symphonic bands, but I also composed a bit for choir and orchestra. I am an avid gardener and rosarian. I still teach music. I am now a published author through Amazon Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9VZ76ZS?binding=hardcover&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_thcv&qid=1719330636&sr=8-6

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