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Tabakova, Tzvetana

2011-03-21T17:58:00.000-07:00

Tzvetaba Tabakova(1905-1936), Bulgarian operatic soprano, she started her vocal education in 1924 at the State Academy of Music in Sofia and also worked as an actress at the Sofia Opera. She also studied in Paris. She made her debut with the Sofia Opera in 1924 and stayed with the Sofia Opera the rest her life. In 1932 she was the Silver Prize Winner in the International Singer Competition in Vienna. Major roles in her career included Tosca, Tatyana, Dona Anna, Elsa in Lohengrin and soprano roles in Bulgarian operas.

(The stamp shows her role in "The Flying Dutchman")

Tagore, Rabindranath

2011-03-21T17:57:00.000-07:00

Sir Rabindranath Tagore(1861-1941), Bengali poet, novelist, musician, painter and playwriter who reshaped Bengali literature and music. He composed about 2,230 songs and was a profilic painter. His songs comprise Rabindra Sangeet, an integral part of Bengali culture. His music is inseparable from his literature- poems, novels, plays. He was the first non-European who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.

Tailleferre, Germaine

2011-03-21T17:55:00.002-07:00

Germanine Tailleferre(1892-1983), French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory with classmates Milhaud, Honegger, Auric. She was one the "Les nouveaus jeunes"(Groupe des six). She composed concertos, ballet music, film scores, and chamber music. During the war(WAR II), she stayed in US, later returned to France.

Tallat-Kelpsa, Juozas

2011-03-21T17:55:00.001-07:00

Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa(1889-1949), Lithuanian composer, conductor, educator and cultural character, studied at the Palanga progimnazijoje, later studied at the Rokiskis Organ School, also studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He led a Lithuanian Choir and Belarusian Choir. In 1918 he formed Lithuanian mixed choir, taught music in Lithuanian gymnasium in Vilnius.

Tanase, Maria

2011-03-21T17:54:00.000-07:00

Maria Tanase(1913-1963), Romanian singer of folkloric music. She made her debut on stage during her High School years. In 1934 she joined the Carabus Theater. She represented Romania at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 and in 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1938 she made her radio debut. In 1955 she received the State Prize, in 1957 the medals of "The Order for Activity", "The State Award", and the title "Honored Artist of the Republic" for her contribution to the arts.

Taneyev, Sergei

2011-03-20T20:51:00.000-07:00

Sergei Taneyev(1856-1915), Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author. He studied piano at the Moscow Conervstory with Nikolai Rubinstein and composition with Tchaikovsky. He won several competitions at the Conservatory and was well-known for his interpretations of J. S. Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. In March 1876 he toured Russia with violinst Leopold Auer. He was the soloist in the premieres of Tchaikovsky's all three Piano Concertos. He composed 4 symphonies, 9 string quartets, and other chamber music.

Taranec, Oleksandr

2011-03-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

Oleksandr Taranec(1926-1998), Ukrainian composer, he composed primarily songs in his style bound to the Ukrainian folk music.

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Tarrega, Francisco

2011-03-20T12:13:00.000-07:00

Francisco Tarrega(1852-1909), Spanish guitarist and composer, studied at the Madrid Conservatory, he laid the foundation of what became the modern technigue for the classical guitar. From 1877 he concertized and taught guitar, settled in Barcelona and composed works for guitar, transcribed music of Gottschalk, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Beethoven as well as Albaniz and Granados. He is known as "Sarasate of Guitar".

Tartini, Giuseppe

2011-03-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

Giuseppe Tartini(1692-1770), Italian violinist and composer, studied law at the Padua University, and studied music from "Padre Boemo" and then played in the opera orchestra. After hearing Veracicni's playing in Venice, he worked to perfect his own playing. He was appointed "primo violino e capo di concerto" at St. Antonio in Padua, in 1723 until 1726 he was employed by Court Kinsky at Prague; he then returned to Padua. He composed 125 violin concertos, and about 175 violin sonatas.

Taube, Evert

2011-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:00

Evert Taube(1890-1976), Swedish author, composer and singer. In 1950 he received the Bellman Award from the Swedish Academy and in 1960 he received an honorary doctorate from Guthenberg University. He is best known for his folk songs and widely regarded as one of the Swedish's most respect musicians.

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

2011-03-20T11:20:00.000-07:00

Peotr Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian composer.

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Te Kanawa, Kiri

2011-03-20T11:19:00.000-07:00

Kiri Te Kanawa(1944- ), New Zealand Soprano, studied singing in Ackland and won prizes in Ackland and Australia, then went to London, joining the Royal Opera and she made her debut in 1970. She sang in Covent Garden, and made Metropolitan Opera debut in 1974. In 1962 she was made a Dame commander of the British Empire.

Tebaldi, Renata

2011-03-20T11:12:00.000-07:00

Renata Tebaldi(1922-2004), Italian soprano, studied in Parma and made her debut in 1944. She performed under Toscanini in the concert for the reopening of La Scala in 1946, and remained there for over a decades. She appeared as Desdemona in both her Covent Garden(1950) and Metropolitan Opera(1955) debuts; she stayed with Metropolitan Opera for 17 years. She performed at most of the leading opera houses. She primarily focused on the verisimo roles of the lyric and dramatic repertoires. By the end of her career, she had sang in 1,262 performances, 1,048 complete operas and 214 concerts.

Tejada, Miguel Lerdo de

2011-03-20T11:11:00.000-07:00

Miguel Lerde de Tejada(1869-1941), Mexican composer, songwriter, pianist and conductor. He studied in Morelia and Mexico City. He formed his own orchestra in 1901 and toured Mexico and US. One of his performances was at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. His compositions are classified as "Light Classical".

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Telemann, Georg Philipp

2011-03-20T11:08:00.001-07:00

Georg Philipp Telemann(1681-1767), German composer, studied at the Leipzig University, organizing a student Collegium Musicum. He was appointed music director of the Leipzig Opera, later served as organist and Kapellmeister to the court. He composed sacred music, French overtures, concertos, and keyboard music.

Teodorescu, Dorin

2011-03-20T10:58:00.000-07:00

Dorin Teodorescu(1943-1999), Romanian tenor. He was professor of singing at the University of Music in Bucharest and director of the Operetta Theater in Bucharest.

Teodorini, Elena

2011-03-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

Elena Teodorini(1857-1926), Romanian soprano and mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in Italy in 1870 and later sang at La Scala. She was very successful in Bucharest, she also sang in France, Spain, Austria, Russia and Latin America.

Teodorovici, Doina & Ion Aldea

2011-03-20T10:56:00.000-07:00

Doina Aldea Teodorovici(1958-1992) and Ion Aldea Teodorovici(1954-1992), musicians from the Republic of Moldova. Today, there is a monument to them in Moldova, as well as in Chisinau, Romania.

Tersteegen, Gerhard

2011-03-20T10:55:00.000-07:00

Gerhard Tersteegen(1697-1769), German Reformed regious writer and hymn writer. His writings include a collection of hymns. he is represented in several hymnals internationally: among others in the Danish; in Sweden a popular songbook with spiritual songs and prayers; in The Church Hymn Book 1872, he is represented by four hymns; in The English Hymnal with Tunes 1933, he is represented with the procession hymn.

Tevfik, Neyzen

2011-03-20T10:50:00.000-07:00

Nezen Tevfik(1879-1952), Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player(a Turkish musical instrument).

Thomas, Ambroise

2011-03-20T10:49:00.000-07:00

Ambroise Thomas(1811-1896), French opera composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory, won the Grand Prix de Rome and subsequently studied in Rome. Returning to Paris, he became the director of the Paris Conservatory. He composed operas - his best known operas are "Mignon", and "Hamlet".

Tibbet, Lawrence

2011-03-20T10:45:00.000-07:00

Lawrence Tibbet(1896-1960), American baritone, studied with Basil Ruysdael and Frank La Forge. In 1923 he made debut in Met as Boris Godunov, and premiered many baritone roles. He appeared in many films, including "The Rogue", "The New Moon" ... etc

Tigranian, Armen

2011-03-20T10:44:00.000-07:00

Armen Tigranian(1879-1953), Armenian copmoser, studied at the Tbilisi Music School, he used his skill to help develop the country's traditions. He composed operas - his best known works were two national operas: Anoush(1912) and Davik-Bek(1950).

Tijardovic, Ivo

2011-03-20T10:43:00.001-07:00

Ivo Tijardovic(1895-1970), Croatian composer, writer and painter, studied music in Vienna, he was the conductor and stage designer at the Split Municipal Theater, director of the Croatian National Opera, and director of the State Symphony Orchestra. He composed 8 operettas.

Tilzer, Albert von

2011-03-20T10:42:00.001-07:00

Albert von Tilzer(1878-1956), American songwriter, born in Indianapolis, he and his brother, also a songwriter, formed a publishing company and published their songs and others. Albert wrote the music to many hit songs, including most notably "Take me Out to the Ball Game".

Tiomkin, Dimitri

2011-03-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

Dimitri Tiomkin(1894-1979), Russian/American composer and pianist, studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. After the Russian Revolution he went to Berlin and continued study. He toured US as a pianist in 1925 and 1928. In 1929 he moved to Hollywood where he composed scores for film music and continued to tour as a concert pianist. He composed mainly film scores - Lost Horizon, It's a Wonderfull Life, High Noon, The Alamo etc.

Tobias, Rudolf

2011-03-20T10:40:00.000-07:00

Rudolf Tobias(1873-1918), Estonian composer and organist, studied at the St. Ptersburg Conservatory. In 1904 he moved to Tarta and worked as a music teacher, participating in organizing concerts, as well as performing as pianist, conductor and organist. He also worked as a musical journalist. He composed string quartets, an oratorio, piano works.

Todi, Luisa

2011-03-20T10:30:00.000-07:00

Luis Todi(1753-1833), Portuguese mezzo-soprano, made her debut in 1770 in Lisbon.She appeared in London, Berlin, Paris and St. Petersburg.

Toscanini, Arturo(1)

2011-03-20T10:27:00.000-07:00

Arturo Toscanini(1867-1957), Italian/American conductor, studied cello and piano at the Parma Conservator. He became a cellist for the Italian Opera in Rio de Janeiro, conducting debut there(Rio de Janeiro) as replacing conductor of performance of Aida in 1886. Returning to Italy he conducted in Turin Opera from 1887 to 1898 for ten years, then conducted at La Scala, Milan, Metropolitan Opera, and New York Philharmonic. From 1937 to 1954 he directed and conducted the NBC Orchestra, a group that had formed especially for him.

Toscanini, Arturo(2)

2011-03-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

Toscanini, Arturo(3)

2011-03-20T10:18:00.000-07:00

Traetta, Tommaso

2011-03-20T10:06:00.000-07:00

Tommaso Traetta(1727-1779), Italian composer, studied privately in Naples, and scored a first success with his opera "Il Farnace". He was a court composer at Parma.

Triodin, Piotr Nikolayevich

2011-03-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

Piotr Nikolayevich Triodin(1887-1950), Russian composer, he studied medicine and music at the same time. He worked as a doctor in Moscow and composed operas. His operas were produced on the stage of Moscow and gained sucesses.

Truja(Trujano), Jorgjia

2011-03-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

Jorgjia Trujano(1909-1995), Albanian opera singer(lyric soprano), studied at the local conservatory, then studied at the St. Cecilia in Rome. In 1932 she returnned to the country and appeared on several concerts presenting Albanian folk songs. She taught at high schools. In 1960 she went to Moscow to study operas at Stanislavsky Theater. After returning to Albania she joined National Conservatory in Tirana.

Tsitovich, Gennadij Ivanovich

2011-03-20T10:02:00.000-07:00

Gennadij Ivanovich Tsitovich(1910-1986), Soviet musicologist, ethnomusicalogist and choral conductor. He studied at the Vilnius Conservatory, he organized and served as director of the State Folk Chorus of the Byelorussian SSR in 1952. He was a senior researcher at the Institute of Arts Studies. He received the Byelorussian Lenin Komsmol Prize in 1968, also he was decorated as "People's artist of Soviet Union and Belarus".

Tubin, Eduard

2011-03-20T10:01:00.002-07:00

Eduard Tubin(1905-1982), Estonian composer and conductor, studied to play piano and violin when he was young, then entered the Tartu Teacher's College to study music. He took up conducting in the "Vanemuine" theater. In 1944 due to Russian invasion, he left Estonia and fled to Sweden where he remained for the rest of his life. He received several awards from Swedish music organizations.
His music was influenced by Estonian folk music in his earlier works. He composed 10 symphonies, and other orchestral works.

Tucker, Richard

2011-03-20T10:01:00.001-07:00

Richard Tucker(1913-1975), American tenor, studied privately, made his debut in 1943 with the Salmaggi Company in New York; his Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1945. His association with the Metropolitan continued for the rest of his life; he specialized in the Italian reportory and performed as many as 30 roles. He appeared abroad in Vienna, Milan, Florence, London and Buenos Aires.

Tulebaev, Mukan

2011-03-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

Mukan Tulebaev(1913-1960), Kazakhstan composer, studied at Almaty Pedagogical School, Kazakh Opera Studio and the Moscow Conservatory. He was awarded "People's Artist of the USSR", honor Artist of the Kazakh SSR, and USSR State Prize. He composed opera, over 50 songs, and chamber music. He is one the composers of the national anthem of Kazakhstan(together with Brusilovsky and Khamidi).

Turina, Joaquin

2011-03-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

Joaquin Turina(1882-1949), Spanish composer, studied at the Madrid Conservatory, then he went to Paris to study at the Schola cantorum. Returning to Madrid he taught at the Madrid Conservatory and later named head of the Minister of Education's general music commission. He composed stage works, orchestral and chamber music, piano pieces and snogs.

Turski, Zbigniew

2011-03-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

Zbignew Turski(1908-1979), Polish composer, studied at the Warsaw Conservatory, later served as music producer at Polish Radio, and conducted the Baltic Philharmonic. In 1948 he won a medal in the art competitions of the Olypmic Games for his "Symphonia Olimpijska"("Olympic Symphony").