ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
sublime and substantial ideas stream.
In this book Estonian symphonic music is discussed from its starting point, the
pathetic overture Julius Caesar (1896) by Rudolf Tobias, up to the works of the young
composers of the 1990s. This is the first book that presents a general treatment of the
Estonian symphonic music. Other Estonian literature on this subject has offered a
broader background. This book should appeal to composers, musicologists, conductors,
educationalists, instrumentalists, music students, as well as everybody interested in
Estonian symphonic music.
The book is divided into 29 chapters where more than 70 orchestral
compositions of 32 composers are examined. The background on the developments in
music is illustrated through historical data and cultural achievements in literature, art,
theatre and film in all their complexity. For making the music accessible 238 score
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