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Encyclopedia > Heino Eller

Heino Eller (7 March 1887 - 16 June 1970) was an Estonian composer and composition teacher. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...


Eller was born in Tartu and took private lessons in violin and music theory, played in several ensembles and orchestras, and performed as violin soloist. In 1907 he entered the St Petersburg Conservatory to study violin. From 1908 to 1911 he was a law student. In 1920 Eller graduated from Petrograd Conservatory. County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ... Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ... Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ...


From 1920 to 1940, Eller was a professor of music theory and composition at the Tartu Higher School for Music, during which time he formed the Tartu school of composition which gave rise to many composers, including Eduard Tubin. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Tartu school of composition was a 20th-century Estonian group of musical composers. ... Eduard Tubin (June 18, 1905 - November 17, 1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor Born in Kallaste, Estonia, Tubin fled occupied Estonia for Sweden in 1944, where he lived and worked until his death in Stockholm. ...


In 1940, he became a professor of composition at the Tallinn Conservatory, and taught there until his death in 1970. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1967. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Maria Yermolova, first Peoples Artist of the Republic (1920). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...


Among his students were:

  • Villem Kapp
  • Kaljo Raid
  • Boris Kõrver
  • Anatoli Garshnek
  • Leo Normet
  • Valter Ojakäär
  • Uno Naissoo
  • Arne Oit
  • Jaan Rääts
  • Heino Jürisalu
  • Arvo Pärt
  • Alo Põldmäe
  • Lepo Sumera
  • Boris Parsadanian

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Heino Eller (1478 words)
Eller was inspired to compose “Bells” (1929) by the bells of St Paul church in Tartu while living many years in its close vicinity.
Heino Eller (1887–1970) is considered to be the founder of Estonian national school of composition and a symbol of national classics.
Eller was born in Tartu, one of the oldest university towns in Europe and the cultural centre of Livonia.
Heino Eller at AllExperts (205 words)
Heino Eller (7 March 1887 - 16 June 1970) was an Estonian composer and composition teacher.
Eller was born in Tartu and took private lessons in violin and music theory, played in several ensembles and orchestras, and performed as violin soloist.
From 1920 to 1940, Eller was a professor of music theory and composition at the Tartu Higher School for Music, during which time he formed the Tartu school of composition which gave rise to many composers, including Eduard Tubin.
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