ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
much poetry, reverie and humour in his music, all through the prism of self-experience.
The more we know, the more possibilities we have. The fact is none of the variations is either
only good or only bad… obviously all artists must be somewhat naïve, otherwise it would not
be possible at all to make art. There is a hope that in the end the trick-making will be
1
Sirp ja Vasar 5 June 1987.
2
De Jong, American Record Guide May/ June 1995.
3
G. N. Stadtanzeiger, Kiel, 28 Febr. 1995.
abandoned and everybody remembers that in spite of everything we are composing for the
people… 1
XXIV. ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR: LYRICIST SEARCHING FOR HIS PATH
THROUGH SYNTHESIS.
Erkki-Sven Tüür (b. 1959) is among the last representatives of the fourth generation of
Estonian composers. During his youth (1976-1982) he was actively involved in rock
music, organising and leading the group In Spe. He studied at the Tallinn Music School,
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