Ülo Raudmäe (until 1936 Saksberg; 24 January 1923

Rapla Rapla ( (the name ''Rappel'' was also used in other languages in the past) is a Populated places in Estonia, town in north-central Estonia'','' the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish. History The oldest records date back ...

– 14 October 1990

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) was an

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n conductor, composer and trombonist. In 1946, he graduated from

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

, specializing in trombone. 1950–1979, he played the trombone in

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. Since 1972, he was a member of

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Works

* song "Heinaveol" * song "Vaid sulle" * song "Maantee" (1956) * musical "Kiri nõudmiseni"

References

1923 births 1990 deaths Estonian conductors (music) 20th-century Estonian musicians 20th-century Estonian composers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Rapla {{Estonia-musician-stub