Helena Tulve

Estonian composer

Helena Tulve (born 28 April 1972) is an Estonian composer.

Born in Tartu, she studied composition at the Tallinn Secondary Music School under Alo Põldmäe and from 1989 to 1992 at the Estonian Academy of Music with Erkki-Sven Tüür, being the latter's sole student of composition thus far. In 1994 Tulve graduated with the Premier Prix from Jacques Charpentier's composition class at the Conservatoire Superieur de Paris. Between 1993 and 1996 she furthered her knowledge of Gregorian chant. She has also attended György Ligeti’s and Marco Stroppa’s summer courses.

She is married to composer Jaan-Eik Tulve.

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Works

... il neige
Cendres
Extinction des choses vues
I Am a River
Ithaka
Kolm laulu
Kolm laulu: I. Öö laul
Kolm laulu: II. See oli jõgi mägedes, ma arvan
Kolm laulu: III. On õhtu, valgus
L'ombre derrière toi
Lendajad
Lijnen
Lumineux / Opaque
L’ombre derrière toi
L’Équinoxe de l’âme
North Wind, South Wind
Nächtliche Gesänge
Nächtliche Gesänge: I. Nachts, wenn das Pendel der Liebe schwingt…
Nächtliche Gesänge: II. Zärtliche Nacht
Reyah hadas ‘ala
Saar
Sans titre
Silmaja
Silmajad
Sula
Traces
Valvaja
abysses
nec ros, nec pluvia...
silences/larmes
stream 2
Árboles lloran por lluvia
Öö
à travers