Tartu school of composition
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The Tartu school of composition was a 20th-century Estonia
n group of musical composers.
Those identified with the school included
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n group of musical composers.
Those identified with the school included
- Composers
- Heino EllerHeino EllerHeino Eller was an Estonian composer and composition teacher.Eller was born in Tartu, where he took private lessons in violin and music theory, played in several ensembles and orchestras, and performed as violin soloist. In 1907 he entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory to study violin. From...
(originator) - Eduard TubinEduard Tubin-Life:Tubin was born in Torila, Governorate of Livonia, Estonia. Both his parents were music lovers, and his father played trumpet and trombone in the village band. His first taste of music came at school where he learned flute and balalaika. Later, his father swapped a cow for a piano, and the...
- Eduard Oja
- Olav Roots
- Alfred Karindi
- Johannes Bleive
- Heino Eller
- Music theorist
- Karl Leichter