ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
The group of male voices in unison with
the saxophone is a rather good discovery. The form grows out from the repetitions of
the basic material and from modifications typical of jazz. Some rondo-like effects can
be detected. The Jazz Symphony is a brisk and cheery work, written for a young
audience.
The novel approach to composition made itself manifest in the Third One-
movement Symphony (1966), written for an unconventional ensemble: a string quartet,
four woodwinds (a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon), strings, jazz drums, a gong,
two pianos and a male choir. The work consists of eight sections.1
According to the composer’s statement, he engaged in the work the motifs of an
ancient wedding song in order to come closer to folk music. Two contrasting images are
used as the basic material: the dodecaphonic row, first exposed by one of the pianists,
and the wedding song phrase, exposed by the strings. The rest of the scheme is fully
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