ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
Example 223.
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First performance by the ERSO, 10 Oct. 1981, conducted by Vitali Katayev.
The contrasting second image appears like “primitive” folk music, vigorous
though dark-hued. The peculiarities of Estonian folk tunes, the shifting of major and
minor thirds, are introduced, though the image sounds atonal:
Example 224.
The third image has the trappings of some common street song: the melodic
connections with the popular songs of Dunayevsky1 are obvious.
Example 225.
The treatment, especially in the first movement is displayed in the repetition of
phrases with minor alterations, a device reminiscent of the delivery of Estonian rune
song. The static first movement has been planned to show a certain spiritual state.
However, as a single movement in a symphony, it creates an overspun impression.
To realise the idea, the composer connects and confronts different images. The
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