Erkki-Sven Tüür
Erkki-Sven Tüür (born October 16, 1959 in Kärdla , Hiiumaa Island , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian composer .
Life
After starting out as an autodidact, Tüür first studied flute and percussion at the Tallinn Music School from 1976 to 1980 . From 1980 to 1984 he studied composition with Jaan Rääts at the Estonian Music Academy in Tallinn and privately with Lepo Sumera .
From 1979 to 1984 he was composer, flautist, keyboardist and singer of the chamber music rock ensemble In Spe , which he founded and which quickly became one of the most popular rock groups in Estonia.
From 1989 to 1992 he taught composition at the Estonian Academy of Music .
Tüür's most important works include Period , Action , Passion and Illusion . Tüür combines modern elements such as clusters, polyrhythmics, atonality and layers of sound with traditional elements such as diatonic, modality and triad harmonics, whereby a core factor is the reconciliation between musical worlds. In 2002 he composed “Magma”, a work for percussion and orchestra with echoes of rock music. He dedicated this composition to the Scottish drummer Evelyn Glennie .
Erkki-Sven Tüür is a co-founder of the festival for contemporary music Nyyd ( "Now" ).
Awards and honors
- Estonian Culture Prize 1991 and 1996
- Order of the White Star Class II (2000)
- Prize from the Christoph and Stephan Kaske Foundation (2015)
Works
- Wallenberg . Opera libretto by Lutz Huebner , premiered May 5, 2001 at the Dortmund Opera . 2012 State Theater Karlsruhe.
literature
- Klaus Stübler and Christine Wolf: Harenbergs composers lexicon. Harenberg Lexikon Verlag, Dortmund 2001, ISBN 3-611-00978-4
Web links
- Works by and about Erkki-Sven Tüür in the catalog of the German National Library
- Erkki-Sven Tüür's website
- Portrait at Edition Peters
- Portrait at skug - journal for music
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Door, Erkki-Sven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kärdla , Hiiumaa Island , Estonian SSR |