ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
by contrast. The rich colouring seems not to be directed to a decisive peak.
The Fourth Symphony (Serena Borealis, 1992) follows the same principles.5 The
work was commissioned by the State of Baden-Württemberg on the occasion of the
Estonian Culture Days in Karlsruhe. It is a work with attention to sonority and “state-
of-mind” expression.
Sumera is thinking in wide chord chains. An example from the first movement:
1
Estonia: Emerging and Dynamic (Tallinn: Estonian Enyclopaedia Publishers, 1998) 107.
2
‘Vastab kino’ (Cinema is answering). Teater. Muusika. Kino 4 (1997): 19-26
3
‘Vastab muusika. Vestlusring’ (Music is answering.) Teater. Muusika. Kino. 4 (1997): 13, 16, 17.
4
Teater. Muusika. Kino. 4 (1997): 17.
5
The first performance in Karlsruhe, 11 Apr. 1992, the Baden-Württemberg State Orchestra was
conducted by Eri Klas.
Example 235.
The minor essential tone and background, like a Northern wind blowing, has
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