Veljo Tormis

Veljo Tormis was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia. Internationally, his fame arises chiefly from his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual choral songs, most of it a cappella.

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Who was born first?

• Veljo Tormis and Lorin Maazel were born the same year
• Veljo Tormis and Jean Guillou were born the same year
• Veljo Tormis and Stephen Sondheim were born the same year
• Veljo Tormis and Tōru Takemitsu were born the same year
• Veljo Tormis and Barbara were born the same year

Timeline

1. BarbaraJune 9, 1930 – November 24, 1997
2. Jean GuillouApril 18, 1930 – January 26, 2019
3. Lorin MaazelMarch 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014
4. Stephen SondheimMarch 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021
5. Tōru TakemitsuOctober 8, 1930 – February 20, 1996
6. Veljo Tormis (this page)August 7, 1930 – January 21, 2017

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