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Estonia 2011
The 2nd study meeting in Slovakia,12-16 December 2011
Presented by
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Musicians of Estonia
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The most important cultural events for Estonians is
the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration which
takes place in Tallinn.
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905 choirs and 26, 430 singers and musicians performed in Song
Celebration and XVIII Dance Celebration with the theme
"To Breathe as One."
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`Days of Estonian Music` is the
festival of the Estonian music.
It is a tradition which came intobeing in 1979. It is the biggest
local event and an opportunity
for the majority of composersto present their new ideas and
compositions.
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Today the Estonian National Symphony
Orchestra has 100 musicians. The average
season includes 60 concerts.
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Contents
Lauri Nebel Vahur Afanasjev
Eduard Srmus
Arvo Prt
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Lauri Nebel
He was born on 11 October1948. He is an Estonian actorand magician.
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Vahur Afanasjevwas born on August
24, 1979 in Tartu,
Estonia. He is an
Estonian writer,filmmaker and
musician.
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Afanasjev graduated from Tartu University
in 2002, studying Economic policy. He has
been a member of a literary group since 1998,and a member of the Estonian Writers' Union
since 2006. He has worked as journalist,
copywriter and creative director.Since 2005 Afanasjev has lived in Brussels,
Belgium.
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Afanasjev makes electronic music,
punkish eclectic guitar rock, blues
and country and experimental noisepop. Two of his recordings were on
CD of the singing writers. He has also
written lyrics for Orelipoiss,Skriimsilm and Pris Anny.
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Eduard Srmus
He was born on 9th July 1878in Luunja near Tartu, Estonia
and died on 16th August 1940
in Moscow. He was a famous
early 20th century Estonian
and Russian violinist.
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Arvo PrtHe born on September 11th 1935.
He is an Estonian classical composer. Sincethe late 1970s, Prt has worked in a
minimalist style that employs a self-made
compositional technique called tintinnabuli.His music also finds its inspiration and
influence from Gregorian chant.
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He emigrated in 1980 with his wife and
their two sons. Prt lived first in Vienna,Austria, where he took Austrian citizenship,
and then re-located to Berlin, Germany. He
returned to Estonia around the turn of thecentury and now lives in Tallinn.
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