Kuldar Sink

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Kuldar Sink (born September 14, 1942 in Tallinn ; † January 29, 1995 in the village of Kõrve , then Meremäe / Estonia) was an Estonian composer, flautist and harpsichordist .

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Kuldar Sink was the son of a pastor and the composer Marje Sink and the younger brother of the Estonian politician Tunne Kelam . He studied flute, music theory and composition with Veljo Tormis at the Tallinn Music School and graduated as a composer and flutist. From 1961 to 1966 he studied composition with Andrei Pavlovich Petrow at the St. Petersburg Conservatory . He then worked as a flautist in the Estonia Opera and Ballet Theater, in the Estonian Radio Orchestra and as a pianist and harpsichordist in the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Since 1973 he has lived as a freelance composer.

Works

  • Three romances based on texts by Federico García Lorca , 1959
  • Three pieces for strings , 1960
  • Chamber Symphony No. 1 , 1963
  • Five Chaiku based on Japanese natural poetry , 1964
  • Quartet , 1964
  • The Seasons , cantata based on texts by Juhan Liiv and Japanese poems, 1965
  • Small string quartets , 1965
  • Concertino for flute and chamber orchestra , 1965
  • Divertissement for violins, three horns and two trombones , 1965
  • Anima absentis for choir, 1966
  • Piano quintet , 1966
  • Four compositions for two pianos , 1966
  • Chamber Symphony No. 2 , 1967
  • Octet , 1967
  • Two little quartets , 1972
  • Mountains and people for piano, 1977
  • Symphony for three flutes , 1984
  • The songs of death and birth, cycle based on texts by Federico García Lorca , 1985
  • Symphony for four flutes , 1985
  • Maarjamaa missa , Mass, 1990
  • The Seasons , cycle for mezzo-soprano, flute, guitar and cello, 1990
  • Ave Maria VII , 1991
  • Ave Maria VIII , 1991
  • Psalms 42, 62 and 107 for mixed choir, 1991
  • Our Father for soprano solo, 1992
  • Two songs based on Rainer Maria Rilke , 1993
  • Requiem for male choir, 1993
  • Psalm 89 for mixed choir, 1993
  • Our Father for mixed choir, 1993

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Kuldar Sink - Composers of the Present (KDG). Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Klassika: Kuldar Sink (1942-1995): curriculum vitae. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Sink, Kuldar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian composer, flautist and harpsichordist
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1995
Place of death Kõrve Village, Meremäe Municipality , Estonia