Veljo Tormis
Veljo Tormis 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.
7 August 1930
Born on the same birth date (7 August 1930): Togrul Narimanbekov
Born on the same birth day (7 August): Beanie Wells • Carlos Monzón • Charlize Theron • David Cairns (politician) • George Van Eps • Juan Martín Hernández • Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting • Mohammed Badie • Nicholas Ray • Togrul Narimanbekov • Valter Birsa • Victoria of Baden • Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange
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