Juhan Juerme
Juhan Jürme (until 1938 John Jurgenson , March 8 * . Jul / 20th March 1896 greg. In Tallinn ; † 25. March 1943 ) was an Estonian composer.
Life
Juhan Jürme graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Music and Theater Academy ) in 1927, studying composition with Artur Kapp and organ with August Topman . He then worked as a ( cinema ) pianist, organist, choir director and composer. From 1942 until his untimely death, Jürme was a lecturer at the Tallinn Conservatory. In 1943 he was killed in a Soviet bombing raid on Tallinn.
Juhan Jürme is best known as a composer of vocal symphonic works on biblical subjects. He also wrote the oratorio Nebuchadnetsar (1937), the opera Võõras veri (1939) and the well-known cantatas Pärast püha õhtusöömaaega (1927) and Memento mori (1933). His choral and orchestral piece Rukkirääk (1937) is particularly popular and is not missing at any Estonian song festival .
Web links
- Biography and works in the Estonian Music Information Center (English)
- Selection of works ( Memento from April 27, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (Status: 2000)
- Life, Works, Pictures ( Memento from January 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Estonian)
Remarks
- ↑ Eesti elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 122
- ↑ Short biography ( Memento from April 27, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Juerme, Juhan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juergenson, Juhan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1943 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |