ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
composers and scholars – in order to create a wider base for evaluation. Simultaneously
I am not obliged to follow any intricate theories whoever the theorist may be. The only
real source for all is the live animated performance of music.
Speaking about the intrinsic value of music composition, the great erudite
Estonian composer, Maestro Heimar Ilves, noted that approximately 80 to 90% is
hidden in the creative ideas within the thematic material. 1 The great, decisive role of
thematics, core ideas, is emphasised by the outstanding symphonist Eduard Tubin and
by Artur Kapp, both meritorious Estonian composers.
When we want to consider a musical work seriously there must be a
considerable core idea: vivid, momentous, profound and absorbing. It may be expressed
through different means and not only through a completed conception. We can
recognise this when it is evident that there is no equivalent possible in words. Music
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