ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
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XIV. THE ELEMENTS OF JAZZ, FOLK MUSIC AND
DODECAPHONY IN THE SYMPHONISM OF ANTI
MARGUSTE.
In the music of the Sixties, the works of Anti Marguste (b. 1931) draw attention
to themselves with the application of folk tunes, elements of “light music” as well as
with dodecaphonic technique. He developed into a national Neo-Primitivist, treating
folk music melodies fragmentarily, mostly without development, dissolving the scanty
images into thick chords. The texture and form of his music are constructed, following
a strict scheme. His style produced a lively discussion.
In 1963, he wrote his Second Symphony (Jazz).2 In addition to serious music,
Marguste wrote light music and tried to establish a connection between the two. As he
put it:
The question arose: why are our composers relying only on old dances? I decided to try the new
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