Juhan Simm
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Juhan Simm was an Estonia
n composer.
Juhan Simm attended the village school in Suislepa and the parish school in Tarvastu. He studied from 1906 to 1910 at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the University of Tartu
. Early on he discovered his passion for music. In 1908 he founded the Tartu male choir. From 1912, he was a conductor of choirs. From 1912 to 1914 he studied conducting at the Stern Conservatory
in Berlin
with Alexander von Fielitz and composition with Wilhelm Klatte and Julius Stern
. In 1924 he perfected his skills in conducting at the Grand Opéra
in Paris.
From 1906 to 1910 Juhan Simm was employed in the theatre and concert hall Vanemuine
in Tartu. From 1914 to 1916 he was musical director at the Vanemuine theatre, 1916-1925 Head of the local male choir and conductor from 1916 to 1940. 1926/27 and from 1944 to 1951, Simm taught conducting, music education and music theory at the Music School of Tartu. He founded and led several choirs in Estonia.
Juhan Simm was the head of the Estonian Song Festival
of 1923, 1933, 1938, 1947 and 1950. 1947 "submitted the title of People's Artist of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic "award.
In addition, Juhan Simm was a music critic and composer of numerous works for orchestra and choir singing. He stayed in his work of the Estonian national romantic in nature.
For male chorus:
For mixed choir
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n composer.
Juhan Simm attended the village school in Suislepa and the parish school in Tarvastu. He studied from 1906 to 1910 at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the University of Tartu
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
. Early on he discovered his passion for music. In 1908 he founded the Tartu male choir. From 1912, he was a conductor of choirs. From 1912 to 1914 he studied conducting at the Stern Conservatory
Stern conservatory
The Stern Conservatory was a private music school in Berlin with many notable tutors and alumni.-History:It was originally founded in 1850 as the Berliner Musikschule by Julius Stern, Theodor Kullak and Adolf Bernhard Marx. Kullak withdrew from the conservatory in 1855 in order to create a new...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
with Alexander von Fielitz and composition with Wilhelm Klatte and Julius Stern
Julius Stern
Julius Stern was a German musician.Stern was born at Breslau. He received his elementary education in music from the violinist Peter Lüstner, and at the age of nine played at concerts...
. In 1924 he perfected his skills in conducting at the Grand Opéra
Grand Opera
Grand opera is a genre of 19th-century opera generally in four or five acts, characterised by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events...
in Paris.
From 1906 to 1910 Juhan Simm was employed in the theatre and concert hall Vanemuine
Vanemuine
Vanemuine, a literal translation from is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language theatre, founded as the Vanemuine Society on June 24, 1865 following the idea of Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1869 Vanemuine Society organised the first song festival in Estonia...
in Tartu. From 1914 to 1916 he was musical director at the Vanemuine theatre, 1916-1925 Head of the local male choir and conductor from 1916 to 1940. 1926/27 and from 1944 to 1951, Simm taught conducting, music education and music theory at the Music School of Tartu. He founded and led several choirs in Estonia.
Juhan Simm was the head of the Estonian Song Festival
Estonian Song Festival
The Estonian Song Festival is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity...
of 1923, 1933, 1938, 1947 and 1950. 1947 "submitted the title of People's Artist of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic "award.
In addition, Juhan Simm was a music critic and composer of numerous works for orchestra and choir singing. He stayed in his work of the Estonian national romantic in nature.
Selected works
- 1910 "Laul orjadele" (cantata for baritone, mixed chorus and symphony orchestra, text Gustav Suits)
- 1911 "Hommik" (for male choir and symphony orchestra, text Kalevipoeg)
- 1912 "Kalevipoeg isa haual" (for male choir and symphony orchestra, text Kalevipoeg)
- 1914 Overture for Symphony Orchestra
- 1915 "Kosjasõit" (musical comedy, text August Kitzberg)
- 1915 "Kooparüütel" (operetta, libretto by Karl August Hindrey)
- 1917 Eelkevad "(cantata for men's and mixed choir, text Karl Eduard Soot) (2nd version 1958)
- 1932 Koidula "(Overture for Symphony Orchestra)
- 1945 Overture for Symphony Orchestra
- 1950 Suite Estonian ways for symphony orchestra
- 1952 Overture for Symphony Orchestra
- 1957 Quartet for Strings
For male chorus:
- "Oma saar" (Text Gustav Suits)
- "Lauljate teretus" (Text Mihkel Veske)
For mixed choir
- "Oh, and tule" (Text Anna Haava)
External links
- Directory of works
- Kurzlebenslauf (Estonian)
- Oma saar (.mp3)