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Veljo Tormis

Veljo Tormis

Actor, Composer, Music Department

Born August 7, 1930 in Kuusalu, Harju County, Estonia

Died January 21, 2017

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Veljo Tormis (August 7, 1930 – January 21, 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia.

Internationally, his fame arises chiefly from his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual choral songs, most of it a cappella. The great majority of these pieces are based on traditional ancient Estonian folksongs (regilaulud), either textually, melodically, or merely stylistically.

His composition most often performed outside Estonia, Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine) (1972), invokes ancient Shamanistic traditions to construct an allegory about the evils of war. Some of his works were banned by the Soviet government, but because folk music was fundamental to his style most of his compositions were accepted by the censors.

More recently, Tormis' works have been performed and recorded by Tõnu Kaljuste with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, and others. In the 1990s, Tormis began to receive commissions from some a cappella groups as the King's Singers and the Hilliard Ensemble.

Tormis famously said of his settings of traditional melodies and verse: "It is not I who makes use of folk music, it is folk music that makes use of me." His work demonstrates his conviction that traditional Estonian and other Balto-Finnic music represents a treasure which must be guarded and nourished, and that culture may be kept alive through the medium of song.

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Filmography

Actor

5

Type

Year

Regilaul Poster

Regilaul Documentary2011

Raua needmine TV Special2006Self

The King's Singers and White Nights TV Movie1994Self - säveltäjä

Dirigendid Documentary1976Self

Lindpriid Poster

Lindpriid Mini-Series1971Papp

Composer

18

Type

Year

Sügis Feature Film1990

Kaleva hääled Poster

Kaleva hääled Documentary1986

Vägev vähk ja ahne naine Poster

Vägev vähk ja ahne naine Short Film1985

Jõulud Vigalas Poster

Jõulud Vigalas Feature Film1981

Karge meri Poster

Karge meri Feature Film1981

Naine kütab sauna Poster

Naine kütab sauna Feature Film1979

Linnutee tuuled Poster

Linnutee tuuled Documentary1978

Indrek Feature Film1976

Suvi Feature Film1976

Laulud kevadele Poster

Laulud kevadele Short Film1975

Vdokhnovenie Poster

Vdokhnovenie Short Film1975

Kihnu naine Poster

Kihnu naine Documentary1974

Verine John Poster

Verine John Short Film1974

Libahunt Poster

Libahunt Feature Film1969

Spring Feature Film1969

Pööripäev Short Film1968

Ühe Suve Akvarellid Poster

Ühe Suve Akvarellid TV Movie1966

Ühe katuse all Poster

Ühe katuse all Feature Film1963

Music Department

1

Veelinnurahvas Poster

Veelinnurahvas Documentary1973

Other Crew

1

Leelo Short Film1970

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