Eugen Kapp

Composer

1908 – 1996

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Who was Eugen Kapp?

Eugen Kapp was an Estonian composer and music educator. Characterized by simple harmonies, march rhythms and an appealing melodic style, his music is reflective upon the musical ideas favoured by the Stalinist regime of the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered today for his contribution to Russian opera.

Born at Astrakhan, Kapp was the son of Artur Kapp, who was also a composer and teacher. Kapp studied under his father at the Tallinn Conservatory and graduated from there in 1931. Four years later he joined the adjunct faculty at the Conservatory where he taught music theory and composition. He won the Stalin Prize in 1946 for his opera Tasuleegid. In 1947 he was appointed as a full professor at the Conservatory, acting as rector from 1952 to 1964. Several of Kapp's students, such as Eino Tamberg, went on to have successful careers. From 1948 to 1965, Kapp served as chair of the Estonian Composers' Union. In 1950 he was awarded a Stalin Prize for another opera, Vabaduse laulik, followed by a third prize in 1952 for the ballet Kalevipoeg.

Kapp died in Tallinn in 1996.

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Born
May 26, 1908
Astrakhan
Parents
Nationality
  • Estonia
Profession
Education
  • Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Died
Oct 29, 1996
Tallinn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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