Villem Reimann (19 March 1906,

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

– 8 June 1992,

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) was a

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and

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n composer and pedagogue. From 1925 to 1927 he studied piano in Tallinn Conservatory. In 1933 he graduated from Tallinn Conservatory in composition speciality under instructor

Artur Kapp Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) was an Estonians, Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained mu ...

, and in 1936 in piano specialty under Artur Lemba. From 1942 to 1992 he was a pedagogue of music theory subjects and chamber music in

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre 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 ...

. Since 1944 he was a member of Estonian Composers' Union.

Awards and honors

* Estonian SSR State Prize (1949) * Stalin Prize, 2nd class (1951) – for music to the documentary film ''Soviet Estonia'' * Honored Art Worker of the Estonian SSR (1955) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1956)

References

1906 births 1992 deaths Musicians from Pärnu People from Kreis Pernau Estonian music educators Estonian opera composers Soviet male composers Soviet music educators Soviet opera composers 20th-century Estonian composers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Honoured Workers of the Arts Industry of the Estonian SSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Estonian SSR State Prize Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour {{Estonia-musician-stub