Eduard Oja
Eduard Oja (17 January 1905 in Palupõhja – 16 April 1950 in Tartu) was an Estonian composer, conductor, music teacher and critic. His father was a forest warden. Between 1919 and 1925 he studied at Tartu Teachers' College at Tartu University, where he met Eduard Tubin, and he also worked for some time as a school teacher.
Eduard Oja
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- Name
- Eduard Oja
- Born
- 17 January 1905
- Birthplace
- Palupõhja, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
- Died
- 16 April 1950
- Place of death
- Tartu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Composer, conductor, music teacher and critic
- Spouse
- Adele-Marie Oja
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Education
- Heino Eller Music College
- Languages
- Estonian
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Eduard Oja fut compositeur et professeur de musique ; sa naissance est enregistrée le 17 janvier 1905 et son décès le 16 avril 1950.
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Pour le lieu de naissance d'Eduard Oja, Palupõhja, Vana-Põltsamaa vald est enregistré par la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek et Vana-Palupõhja (Estonie) par la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Pour le lieu de décès d'Eduard Oja, Tartu est enregistré par la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek et Tallinn (Estonie) par la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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He was not a particularly prolific composer, composing mainly orchestral and ensemble works and choral music. He was however much appreciated during his lifetime, and received awards and acclaim for several of his works. He also worked as a conductor, leading the Tartu Women's Singing Society's Women's Choir between 1930 and 1934, as well as a teacher of music theory at Tartu Higher School of Music. In addition, he was himself a practising violinist. A number of his works such as the opera Oath Redeemed (Lunastatud vanne) and the choral work The Return Home (Kojuminek) have been lost, although the majority of his work has survived, and is valued in museums in Estonia today. The Eduard Tubin Museum of Alatskivi Castle contains exhibits related to him and his fellow students under Heino Eller, known as the "Tartu school", such as Eduard Tubin, Alfred Karindi, Olav Roots and Karl Leichter.
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• Name — Eduard Oja • Born — 17 January 1905 • Birthplace — Palupõhja, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire • Died — 16 April 1950 • Place of death — Tartu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Composer, conductor, music teacher and critic • Years Active — 1925-1950 • Spouse — Adele-Marie Oja • Illustration — Eduard Oja grave in Tartu
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