Helena Tulve
Helena Tulve (born April 28, 1972 in Tartu , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian composer .
life and work
Helena Tulve learned composition with Alo Põldmäe at the Tallinna Muusikakeskkool ( Tallinna Muusikakeskkool ) and from 1989 to 1992 studied with Erkki-Sven Tüür at the Tallinn State Conservatory . In 1994 she completed her studies with the Premier Prix with Jacques Charpentier at the Conservatoire de Paris . From 1993 to 1996 she continued her education in Paris . Since 2000 Helena Tulve has been a lecturer at the Estonian Music and Theater Academy in Tallinn and a freelance composer. In the same year she was awarded the Heino Eller Music Prize.
Helena Tulve belongs to the young, experimental generation of Estonian composers. In contrast to the neo-classical music trend, which works rhythm-centered, Tulve puts her emphasis on tone and sound. It is heavily influenced by the French school of spectral music , IRCAM experimental music, Gregorian chant and Eastern musical styles. Their works are played all over the world.
Works (selection)
- Lethe (for chamber ensemble, 1991)
- Exodus (for chamber choir, 1993)
- Öö (for saxophone quartet, 1997)
- à travers (for chamber ensemble, 1998)
- Sans titre (for harpsichord, 1999)
- Sula (for symphony orchestra, 1999)
- Music for the film Somnambuul (2003)
- It Is Getting So Dark (Chamber Opera, 2004)
- Extinction des choses vues (for symphony orchestra, 2007)
- Hõbevalge (for violin and orchestra, 2008)
- Hingamisveele (for string orchestra, 2011)
Web links
- Helena Tulve's website
- About Helena Tulve ( Eesti Muusika Infokeskus )
- Complete catalog of works
- Life and work (with audio samples)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 555
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tulve, Helena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu , Estonian SSR |