ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
rhythmic counterpoint), freedom for the instrumentalist to determine the number of notes in a
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Sleeve note for the gramophone record.
motif. The interest towards “pure” sound would seem cognizant and symptomatic. The
attributes of genre are lacking.1
Erkki-Sven Tüür, being an intellectually strong personality, is proceeding quite
quickly along his chosen path. No doubt, he feels what he should attain, and naturally,
all ideals and means crystallise only in the course of years.
…all that is important and essential in the Twentieth century has already been done. And so, at
times, a slightly nasty feeling arises. But we may ask: is it worthy and what to exist for? In the
end it is all the same, it does not matter when you are writing your music… or whether you
believe it is important (for yourself at least). All depends on your inner charge and talent. If
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