Mati Kuulberg (9 July 1947

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

– 14 June 2001 Tallinn) was an

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n composer, violinist and educator. In 1966 he graduated from

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

in music composition speciality. 1966-1974 he was a violinist at

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and Radio Symphony Orchestra. 1970-1998 he taught

music Music is generally defined as the The arts, art of arranging sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Exact definition of music, definitions of mu ...

theory and composition in two schools:

Georg Ots Tallinn Music School Georg Ots Tallinn Music College ( et, Georg Otsa nimeline Tallinna Muusikakool) is a music school in Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the nor ...

and

Tallinn Music High School Tallinn Music High School ( et, Tallinna Muusikakeskkool) is a special music high school in Tallinn, Estonia. History TMHS was founded in 1961 to ensure a sufficient number of quality applicants to the Tallinn State Conservatory (now Estonian ...

. Students:

Mirjam Tally Mirjam Tally (born 28 November 1976 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer. In 2003 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 1998-2004 she was a freelance program host in the classical music channel Klassikaraadio. 2003-2006 she ...

Timo Steiner Timo Steiner (born 6 May 1976 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer. In 1999, he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in composition speciality. In 1997, he founded Bowed Piano Ensemble, and was also its artistic director. Si ...

and

Mihkel Kerem Mihkel Kerem (born 23 January 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer and violinist. Kerem graduated from Tallinn Music High School in 1999. In 2002 he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theat ...

Works

* 1971: Symphony No. 1 * 1977: Symphony No. 2 * 1978: Symphony Np. 3

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuulberg, Mati 1947 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Estonian composers Estonian violinists 20th-century Estonian educators 21st-century Estonian educators Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Musicians from Tallinn