Adolf Vedro
Adolf Vedro (born October 16, 1890 in Narva , † September 27, 1944 in Haapsalu ) was an Estonian composer and music teacher.
Adolf Vedro studied from 1915 to 1917, the compartment double bass at the Conservatory of Petrograd . There he was a student of folk music specialist Nikolai Solovyov .
From 1920 to 1941 Vedro was a lecturer in music theory and double bass at the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Music and Theater Academy ). It was not until 1936 that he completed his studies in composition and double bass as an external student at the Conservatory of the Estonian capital. From 1937 he held the title of professor.
Vedro also worked as a music critic. Since 1915 he worked as a composer. His works mainly include pieces for piano , symphony orchestra , organ and choir . In 1932 he composed the opera Kaupo in the style of national romanticism . The opera Muistne mõõk followed in 1939 . His works take up a mythical Estonian prehistory. Vedro himself was close to the neo-pagan Estonian religion of Taarausk .
Today Adolf Vedro is buried in the Tallinn Forest Cemetery.
literature
- Helga Tõnson: Adolf Vedro. Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, Tallinn 1963.
Web links
- Life, Works, Pictures ( Memento of July 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Estonian)
- Short biography and catalog raisonné ( Memento from January 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adolf Vedro ( Memento from December 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in: Data on the music history of Estonia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vedro, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Narva |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1944 |
| Place of death | Haapsalu |