Gustav Ernesaks
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Gustav Ernesaks was a prominent Estonian composer and choir conductor, often called the "father of the Estonian song festival" for his central role in the country’s choral and national awakening traditions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gustav Ernesaks canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Estonian composer
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Estonian conductor ⓘ choir conductor ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of Socialist Labour
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Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of the Red Banner of Labour NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Artist of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Stalin Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Metsakalmistu cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Estonia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-12-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tallinn Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
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Estonian National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choral conducting
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composition ⓘ |
| founded | Estonian SSR State Academic Male Choir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
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patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasMonument | bronze statue at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in Estonian song festivals
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prominent role in Estonian choral tradition ⓘ symbol of Estonian national identity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Estonian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Estonian Composers' Union
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Union of Soviet Composers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Estonian Singing Revolution cultural movement
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Estonian national awakening tradition ⓘ |
| name | Gustav Ernesaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Estonian ⓘ |
| nickname | father of the Estonian song festival ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cantata "Laul orjast ja isamaast"
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Laul Põhjamaast ⓘ Mu isamaa on minu arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Numerous male choir arrangements of Estonian folk songs ⓘ Song cycle "Vanad ja noored" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choir conductor
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composer ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Governorate of Estonia
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Perila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Tallinn Conservatory ⓘ |
| residence | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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