Estonian language sounds melodious, because 45 per cent of the sounds are vowels. Estonian is quite hard to learn but that is no problem for local inhabitants, because most of Estonians are hard-working and appreciate education. They are also cool and reserved, but also not too eager to open a conversation with a stranger. Estonia has rich culture. Music and dances have always played an important role in people's life. The most original part of Estonian folklore is the runic folksong. It was based on the alteration of long and short syllables. In different folksongs either men or women sang and the songs were often accompanied by a musical instrument. Today folksongs are often used by modern composers. A major change in Estonian culture occurred during the period of the National Awakening. Choirs and brassbands were founded in every corner of Estonia, it culminated with the 1 st Song Festival in 1869. Since then the
The music proceeds in pleasurable mood and cheerful play: Example 16. The fourth movement: Finale in sonata form. The sad and restless themes are almost similar. The process is quite short without enriching features in the recapitulation. 1 The first performance took place in St. Petersburg, January 1909 conducted by Alexander Glazunov. The texture of the symphony is mostly homophonic. Vocal in character, memorable themes are without any folksong inflections, yet all music written by a national composer cannot be anything but national. Lemba’s thoughts are far from tragedy and deep meditation. The beauty of his thoughts as a whole and their plasticity reveals the classicalism of Lemba’s conception, hence the leading idea is transformed from gloom to brightness and power. In all Estonian music of those years some influences of the classical heritage were obvious
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