ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
Symphonic music is an essential demonstrator of spirituality in Western
cultures. The question does not stand what has been found, but what stands behind it.
And yet – is not our ancient folk music a natural source and support for our future
music production? It has lived though all hard times and will last. This is not “old”, this
is not “new”. I stress that in my position these terms have lost any essential meaning in
1
Boris Tesnov. A Short History of Estonian People. Vancouver – Tartu 2001. Jaak Uibu, Chairman of the
Estonian Medical Council, MD, PhD, pp.315-316. From his lecture to the Presidental Academic Council.
October 4, 1995.
2
B. Tesnov. A History of Estonian People. Lee Hoeckstader, the foreign editor of the Washington Post,
p.330.
3
B. Tesnov. A Short History of Estonian People. Conclusion to the book by its author. P.391.
music. We have to hold and protect our own
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