Ancient song recovered the life and music of Veljo Tormi
Known for over thirty years in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the music of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (born 1930) was not heard in the West until the 1990s. Tormis has written more than 200 choral works, an opera, a ballet/cantata, thirty film scores,vocal and instrumental chamber music, s...
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Pendragon Press
2004
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Add Tag | Summary: | Known for over thirty years in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the music of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (born 1930) was not heard in the West until the 1990s. Tormis has written more than 200 choral works, an opera, a ballet/cantata, thirty film scores,vocal and instrumental chamber music, solo songs, and several orchestral pieces. Educated at the Tallinn and Moscow Conservatories, Tormis has integrated the techniques of 20th-century art music with the melodies of the regilaul or ancient Estonian folksong. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 368 pages illustration 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781576470091 |
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