ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
expression is captivating. The modest, not creamy sounds of music associate with the modest
colours of Northern nature, where there are no flashy contrasts. Five shades predominate. You
can discover their beauty only after continual and absorbed observation. 1
The Second Symphony (1964) consists of two movements and the music is more
complicated and strenuous.2 In the main theme one can perceive kinship with the tunes
of a shepherd’s horn (Possibile leggiero. Pastorale.)
Example 126.
The character of this theme becomes mild and lyrical. The subsidiary theme is
dramatic and energetic, very different from the ordinary:
Example 127.
In the developing process the song-like main theme is fully transformed and
changed into a dramatic marching movement. In the stormy drama the visions branch
off into polytonality. Cumulating tension turns into chaos. The recapitulation is
massive.
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