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Evald Aav

1900 - 1939

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Evald Aav (7 March [O.S. 22 February] 1900 – 21 March 1939) was an Estonian composer born in Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He studied music composition there with Artur Kapp and wrote primarily vocal music to words in the Estonian language. In 1928 he composed the first national Estonian opera, Vikerlased (The Vikings). The opera premiered in Tallinn on 8 September 1928. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evald Aav is the 591st most popular composer (down from 310th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Evald Aav ranks 591 out of 1,451. Before him are Manos Hatzidakis, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Ferdinand Hérold, Morton Feldman, Pasquale Anfossi, and Sebastián Iradier. After him are Tommaso Traetta, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Claude Goudimel, Antonia Brico, Ivan Zajc, and François Devienne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Evald Aav ranks 110. Before him are Franz Neumann, Arturo Umberto Illia, Ernst Neufert, Herbert Bayer, Roman Steinberg, and Emanuel Ringelblum. After him are Leonardo Conti, Arnold Orville Beckman, Herbert Blumer, Otto Braun, Zhang Wentian, and Santos Urdinarán. Among people deceased in 1939, Evald Aav ranks 57. Before him are Johann Strauss III, Edvard Westermarck, Oscar Milosz, Isaac Carasso, Xu Shichang, and Arthur Rackham. After him are Konstantin Korovin, Bronisława Dłuska, Subhi Bey Barakat, Eugen Weidmann, Gustavs Zemgals, and Benjamin Tucker.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Evald Aav ranks 49 out of 351. Before him are Bernhard Schmidt (1879), Jüri Lossmann (1891), Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711), Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793), Jaan Tõnisson (1868), and Roman Steinberg (1900). After him are Johannes Aavik (1880), Friedrich Martens (1845), Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), Karl Ernst Claus (1796), Jaan Kaplinski (1941), and Friedrich Akel (1871).

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Among COMPOSERS In Estonia

Among composers born in Estonia, Evald Aav ranks 2. Before him are Arvo Pärt (1935). After him are Veljo Tormis (1930), Eduard Tubin (1905), Heino Eller (1887), Alexei Lvov (1798), Käbi Laretei (1922), Ester Mägi (1922), Juhan Aavik (1884), Miina Härma (1864), Artur Kapp (1878), and Rudolf Tobias (1873).

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