Composers

Veljo Tormis

07.08.1930 - 21.01.2017
  • magical minimalism: original style derived from Estonian folk song regilaul
  • folk song as a substance of composition, linear polyphony and heterophony, modal
    harmony, variant and variational development, neoclassicist and modernist devices
  • choral works, orchestral music

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Publishers: Fennica Gehrman, SP Muusika, Edition 49, Carus-Verlag, Eres Edition

News
Estonian Sinfonietta opens its season (16.10.2023)
Concerts of Arvo Pärt Days take place all over Estonia (30.08.2023)
New vinyl „Seasons in Songs“ with music by Veljo Tormis (10.08.2021)

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Veljo Tormis
Photo: Tõnu Tormis
Video
Curse upon Iron / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste