ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
essential “building block”. All harmonic aspects are fresh; Eller avoids the D function
as much as possible. The T function has been emphasised as an organ point while the S
function is basic. The subsidiary theme reveals its national flavour:
Example 37.
In the extensive and epic second movement the central narrative role belongs to
the oboe:
Example 38.
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The first performance was at the Estonia Concert Hall, 4 Sept. 1939, conducted by Valerian Bierdiayew
(Poland).
Its timbre awakens in the listener the mood of a shepherd’s horn. In the third
movement a quiet theme is superseded by one of a dance character.
Example 39.
The typical curves of village music are highlighted.
In the development sections we can notice the miniature principle. The interval
of the fourth is influential together with the mixolydian seventh, it becomes the
determinant of the whole musical language
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