Helena Tulve

Helena Tulve

Helena Tulve (born 28 April 1972) is an Estonian composer.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Selected works

  • Reyah hadas ´ala for male voices and ancient music instruments (2005, text by Shalom Shabazi)
  • Lendajad for amplified flutes (2005)

[fl.in C (fl. picc./ fl. basso) & fl. in C (fl. picc./ fl. in G)]

  • ligne d´horizon for ensemble (2005)

[ 1-1-1-0/ 0-0-0-0/ pno-arpa-mandolino-guit.-1batt./ 1-1-1-1]

  • lumineux/opaque new version for clarinet, cello, piano and 3 wine glasses (2004)
  • chamber-opera It Is Getting So Dark (2003/04, text by Sei Shōnagon)

[14 female voices & ensemble: flauto-corno-vla-cb.-arpa-batt.]

  • ...il neige for harpsichord and kannel (2004)
  • nec ros, nec pluvia... for string quartet (2004)
  • effleurements, éclatements... for guitar and percussion (2003)
  • abysses for flute and ensemble (2003)

[fl.picc./in C/alto/basso-fl.picc./in C/alto-ob.-fag.- tr.ne-batt.-v.la-vc. ]

  • lijnen for soprano and ensemble (2003)

[fl.-cl.-ob.-fag.-corno-vln.-vla- vc.-cb.]

  • delta soundscape for tape (2003)
  • Vie secrète for chamber choir (2002)
  • lumineux / opaque for violin, cello, piano and 3 wine glasses (2002)
  • Valvaja for oboe solo (2002)
  • Cendres for ensemble (2001)

[fl.-cl.-vln.-vc.-cb.-2 batt.-2 pn.]

  • Traces for ensemble (2001)

[fl.-ob.-cl.-sax.bar./sax.alto-batt.-vln.-cb.]

  • Vertige for piano (2000)
  • Ithaque for female voice, violin

and piano (2000)

  • Sula (Thawing) for orchestra (1999, commissioned by the NYYD Festival)

[3-3-3-3/ 4-3-3-0/ 5 batt./ 1 pn./ 1 arpa/ 16-14-12-10-8/ didgeridoo]

  • Passage secret for two clarinets (1999)
  • Sans titre for harpsichord (1999, commissioned by the NYYD Festival for Jukka Tiensuu)
  • Sinine (Blue) for chamber ensemble (1998, commissioned by the NYYD Ensemble)

[ 1-1-1-1/ 1-1-1-0/ 1 batt./ 1pn./ 1-1-1-1-1]

  • à travers for chamber ensemble (1998, commissioned by the NYYD Ensemble)

[ 1-1-1-1/ 1-0-1-0/ 1 batt./ 1-1-1-1-1]

  • Öö (Night) for saxophone quartet (1997, for Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, premiere at the NYYD Festival '97)
  • Sõnajalad (Ferns) for voice and piano with words by Karl Ristikivi (1994)
  • Saar (Island) for violin and clarinet (1993)
  • Exodus for chamber choir (1992/93)
  • Lethe for chamber ensemble (1991, fl., ob., cl., pn., vc.)
  • Phainomenon for piano, percussions and tape (1989/90)

Discography

  • Lijnen (ECM Records, 2008)
  • Arboles lloran por lluvia (ECM, 2014)
  • Sula (Eesti Raadio, 2005)

References

  1. ↑ Thomson, Clare (2006). Footprint Tallinn. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-904777-77-9. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Helena Tulve". Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  3. ↑ Vaitmaa, Merike (24 June 2022). "Palju õnne, Helena Tulve!". Muusika (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
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