Anatoli Garšnek
Anatoli Garšnek (born November 17, 1918 in Isborsk , † October 24, 1998 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian composer.
life and work
Anatoli Garšnek graduated from high school in Pechory (German Pechur ) in 1937 . He then studied composition at the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Music and Theater Academy ) . In 1939 he was drafted into the Estonian military. It was only after the Second World War that he was able to continue his studies with Heino Eller in Tallinn ( Reval ).
Garšnek graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory in 1950. From 1950 to 1953 he was a research assistant (aspirant) at the Moscow Conservatory . From 1954 he taught at the Tallinn State Conservatory, from 1962 with the title of lecturer. He completed his doctorate ( candidate examination) in 1955. From 1968 to 1978 he headed the chair for composition, since 1986 with the title of professor. Garšnek retired in 1994.
Garšnek conducted intensive research into the folk music of his native Setumaa . Anatoli Garšnek became known to a wider audience primarily as a composer. His most important works include his three symphonies (1953, 1963 and 1974) and the children's opera Vägev võlur (1968). His five songs from the musical world of the Setu people ( Viis setu laulu , 1953) for mezzo-soprano and symphony orchestra became famous .
Anatoli Garšnek is the father of the Estonian composer Igor Garšnek (* 1958).
Web links
- Life, catalog raisonné, pictures ( Memento from June 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Estonian), accessed on August 22, 2018
- Obituary ( Memento from June 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Kulturzeitung Sirp , October 30, 1998)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 67
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garšnek, Anatoli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Izborsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1998 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |