Peeter Süda ( in Viki,

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– 3 August 1920 in

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) was a father of the Estonian organ school, composer and an early collector of Estonian folksongs. He studied at the

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from 1902 to 1912. His organ teachers were Louis Homilius and Jacob Handschin, his composition professors included

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and Nicolai Soloviev. After graduation, he worked as an organist and piano teacher in Tallinn.

Works

His works consist mainly of polyphonic organ music, sometimes with folk influences. He also wrote a choral

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, "The Flax Puller". * Prelude and Fugue in G minor

Influence

The Peeter Süda Memorial Foundation was established in 1924, eventually becoming the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum was set up. The museum regards the "heart" of Estonian Theatre and Music Museum."

Recordings

* on ''Baltic organ music'' BIS * Complete works. EMIC, 2005Accompanying CD to book Ines Maidre ''Composer and organist Peeter Süda'' Text in Estonian and English 116 pages Estonian Music Information Centre 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suda, Peeter 1883 births 1920 deaths People from Saaremaa Parish People from Kreis Ösel Estonian folk-song collectors Estonian classical organists Male classical organists 20th-century organists 20th-century Estonian composers 20th-century male musicians 19th-century musicologists Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni