Tüür, Erkki-Sven (1959)
Alternative last name spellings: Tuur. |
Alternative first name spellings: Errki-Sven, Erkki Sven. |
Alias: Erkki-Sven “Isaac Newton” Tüür. |
GENERAL INFO
Description: Erkki-Sven Tüür is a music composer, conductor, drummer and flute player from Estonia. He started as a successful progressive rock musician. Later, he decided to be a composer of contemporary classical music where he mixes the intellectual and emotional realm. His melodies have polyphonic textures, with an interest in minimalism and in the combination of opposites: tonality / atonality, repetitive rhythms / irregular complex rhythms. Tüür was awarded the Cultural Prize of Estonia and the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science. | |
Sex: Male | Occupation: Composer, conductor, drummer, flute player. |
Place of Birth / Death: Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia. |
Country Tags: Estonia. |
Periods: XX-XXI. | Genres: Symphonic music, Orchestral music, Choral music, Chamber music, Vocal music, Instrumental music, Concert, Opera. |
Styles: Contemporary music, Avant-Garde Music, Polyphonic music, Atonality, Dodecafonic music, Microtonality, Gregorian Chant, Progressive Rock. | School / Group: Tallinn Music School, Tallinn Academy of Music. |
Instruments: Drums and flute. | Relatives: – |
Patrons: – | Master: Jaan Rääts, Lepo Sumera. |
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External links
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Allmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/erkki-sven-t%C3%BC%C3%BCr-mn0001789841 – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Classics today: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/erkki-sven-tuurs-whistling-desert-fowl/ – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/4576298/radio?autoplay=true – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/875253-Erkki-Sven-T%C3%BC%C3%BCr – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Estonian Music Information Center: https://www.emic.ee/erkki-sven-tuur – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Fennica Gehrman: http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/composers-works/tuur-erkki-sven/ – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Lasf.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Erkki-Sven+T%C3%BC%C3%BCr – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Naxos: https://www.naxos.com/person/Erkki_Sven_Tuur_27295/27295.htm – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in People Pill: https://peoplepill.com/people/erkki-sven-tueuer/ – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Rateyourmusic: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/erkki_sven_tuur – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür in Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gIafPbUc5778EHPN0ZykR?autoplay=true&v=A – [17/04/2020].
- Erkki-Sven Tüür’s official website: https://www.erkkisven.com/ – [17/04/2020].
- Wikipedia.org: Erkki-Sven Tüür: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erkki-Sven_T%C3%BC%C3%BCr – [17/04/2020].
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