ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
only Glockenspiel has been added. The music is homophonic in essence and the purity
of timbres is not accentuated. This tone poem is almost a symbolic appearing on the
threshold of the birth of free Estonia.
The foundations for Estonian symphonic music were laid by strong creative
personalities. The development was shepherded towards an individualised national
expression. Prominent professionals were engaged in many activities: being conductors,
educationalists, publicists and organisers, thus contributing to the general rise of a
national musical culture. Taking into account the harsh conditions under the Russian
regime, their energy and activity deserve the highest praise.
From the very beginning a strong tendency toward a programmatic approach in
Estonian symphonism may be observed: it is obvious in the stout dramatics (Tobias,
Kapp), as well as in colourful landscape depictions (Lüdig, Eller). In retrospect, the
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