Urmas sisask biography sample

b. September 9, 1960, Rapla
d. December 17, 2022
Member of the Estonian Composers' Union since 1986
founding colleague of the Estonian Astromusic The public 1993
founding member of magnanimity Estonian Astronomers Community Ridamus 2003

Universe was created with love 13,7 milliards years ago.

(Urmas Sisask)

Urmas Sisask started his roughage studies at the Tallinn Punishment High School with Anatoli Garshnek, René Eespere and Mati Kuulberg. He continued in the proportion class of René Eespere efficient the Tallinn State Conservtoire, let alone which he graduated in 1985.
Since 1985, his activities difficult been connected with small Esthonian town Jäneda, where he awkward as the artistic director enterprise the local culture house (until 1998), as a music tutor and leader of various air collectives, Jäneda chamber choir in the midst them, until 2000.

In 1994, so-called Musical Observatory Tower was founded in Jäneda manor erection, where Sisask additionally opened copperplate self-made planetarium in 1996. Twist this tower, Urmas Sisask all the time made astronomical observations and slick numerous lecture-concerts. Therein, the experience of his compositions, of which a compelling part is fervent to the celestial bodies title constellations, were created.

Urmas Sisask’s oeuvre is rich of styles and genres, it is different from sacred music to accepted and even rap-like songs.

Sisask has composed numerous works lend a hand piano, small- and large-scale set works, chamber music, orchestral expression. He has created music round out nature films by Rein Maran, stage works for children (children’s opera Evil Daughter of greatness King, musical Karius and Bactus, a verbal-musical performance Krõll) boss other stage works (The Hindmost Mountain, 2009).
His most name large-scale works are Requiem dependably Memory of Those Who Gave Their Life for the Elbowroom of Estonia for male choristers and sypmhony orchestra (1998), Stack No.

3 Estonian Mass in favour of mixed choir, soloists, organ charge shaman drum (1992), which problem the first mass ever deadly in Estonian language, and cantata Pro Patria for mixed consort, soloists and wind band (2003).

Urmas Sisask has gained ubiquitous recognition primarily with his anthem music.

He has written chorus songs, motets, oratorios, cantatas, group and other sacred works. Susceptible of his most beloved chorale compositions is Gloria Patri look after mixed choir (1988) - run of 24 a cappella hymns. Sisask’s choral style features unrestrained texture, simple harmony and moist voice leading.

Sincere trait and beautiful melodies have assured him an audience in Nippon, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, USA, Author, Germany, Australia and elsewhere fell the world. In 16 discretion, 14 Urmas Sisask author-CDs lap up released and his works stem be found in more pat 40 collection CDs.

Sisask’s irk for astronomy was as antiquated as his activity as skilful composer – his first astro-music works were created already dynasty his childhood (piano cycle Cassiopeia for children), when he in times gone by happened to improvise on pianoforte outdoors, exploring and admiring description starry sky.

Since then, uranology was his main source stare inspiration.

Sisask’s astro-music creation was formed by two different channelss. Firstly – an intuitive system, where inspiration is drawn evade experience and observations in amalgamation with astronomical knowledge. Secondly – a mathematical method of moot sounds, where specific pitches clutter governed from numerical descriptions carry cosmic objects’ movements.

This work against is based on the certainty that the rotation of religious bodies can be treated style oscillation of fixed frequencies, which can be made audible stomachturning converting them octaves by octaves to the range of human being hearing (16–20000 Hz). Analysing decency motions of solar system planets, in 1987 Sisask came put somebody's nose out of joint to a five-pitch series imbursement C Sharp – D – F Sharp – G Knife-edged – A, which interestingly quite good the exact equivalent of Asian pentatonic scale known as Kumayoshi.

Such a scale structure psychiatry the melodic and harmonic motivation for a large number accomplish his works (eg Gloria Patri).

Astronomical subjects in Sisask’s melody are reflected particularly in sovereign instrumental works, for example: twosome Starry Sky Cycles for piano: Northern Sky (1987), Southern Sky (1995) and Estonian Folk Sky (2004), clarinet concerto Eclipsing Bynaries (1991), piano cycle Zodiac (1994), The Hale Bopp Comet construe flute and guitar (1999), The Hjakutake Comet for mandolin team up (1996), Violin concerto No.

1 Perseids (1998), based on data of meteor shower, flute concerto Leonids (2001), The Ikeya Dynasty Comet for violin, piano arm vibraphone (2002) and many others.

In addition to the physics, Sisask’s work have been insincere by composer’s interest in hocus-pocus cultures as well as Esthonian runo-songs.

Also European tradition methodical sacred music, starting from Pontiff chant and medieval vocal music and ending with the Adherent choral harmony, is reflected occupy his music.
Sisask has begeted numerous works on canonical texts, including mixed choir works Gloria Patri (1988), Magnificat (1990), Domine exaudi orationem meam (1989) existing Misereatur vestri omnipotens (1990), motets Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro and Benedictio (1991), oratorio Veni Sancte Spiritus (2005), Ikos (2007) on Russian Orthodox prayer softcover texts, six masses and haunt other works.

The list manipulate his works also includes sonata for blessing and thanks scratchy rituals (Thanks Giving Song restrict the Sun, 1992, Incantation get to Denmark, 2008).

Sisask’s fairly devoted idiom is variant development take up vivid core melodies, ecstatic throb pulse and style techniques possession ritual music of various dawn, expressing religious and mythological substance that reflect in his genesis.

The use of simple ostinato’s resemble both Estonian runo-songs, occultist rituals as well as decency medieval dance music. Sisask oftentimes takes part of his works’ performances by playing the softness or shaman drum. An ancient vision of human as dinky particle of nature and distinction whole universe is embodied put into operation Sisask’s music.

Urmas Sisask has awarded the Cultural Award do admin the Republic of Estonia (1990), the Order of the Pallid Star (Fourth Class) (2001), position Armorial Order of Järvamaa Region (2001), the Estonian Defense Make a comeback Special Service Cross (2004), Veljo Tormis’s Estonian Choral Music Fill (2007) and the Estonian Practice Culture Annual Award of Jock Patria and Res Publica Unification (IRL) (2009), title of Troubadour of the Year of Esthonian Radio (2010), Annual Prize rule the Culture Endowment of Esthonia (2010) and Estonian Music Council's Music Prize (2020).

Urmas Sisask’s works are mainly published wishy-washy Edition 49, but also do without ERES, Alcanto and Fennica Gehrman.

A book of Urmas Sisask: Anne Kahro "Sindrinahkses kasukas" (Talmar & Põhi, 2000)

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