Els Aarne

Elze Janovna Paemurru (30 March 1917 – 14 June 1995), pseudonymously known as Els Aarne, was an Estonian composer, pianist and pedagogue, primarily during the Soviet Union. She taught at Tallinn Conservatory, her alma mater, from 1944 to 1974.

Life and career

Elze Janovna Paemurru was born as on 30 March 1917 in Makiivka, Russian Empire (now Ukraine); her pseudonym was Els Aarne. Her father was the scientist (1885–1978). She studied at the Tallinn Conservatory, Tallinn, graduating as a music teacher in 1939 after instruction from Gustav Ernesaks, in 1942 as pianist with Artur Lemba and in 1946 as composer under Heino Eller.

Aarne lectured at the Tallinn Conservatory on music theory from 1944 to 1974. Aarne married the horn player (1908–1972); they had two sons, the cellist and politician (born 1948) and Mait Paemurru. She died on 14 June 1995 in Tallinn.

Els was known, among other things, as a chamber music composer (preferring to compose for violoncello and double-bass); in addition, she wrote two symphonies.

List of compositions + List of compositions by Els Aarne Title Genre Notes Symphony No. 1 Op. 38 1961 Orchestral – Symphony No. 2 Op. 45 1966 Orchestral – Double Bass Concerto Op. 52 1968 Orchestral – Horn Concerto Op. 33 1958 Orchestral – Piano Concerto Op. 5 1945 Orchestral – Ballade Op. 25 1955 Orchestral(piano and wind orchestra) – Adagio for wind orchestra – 1955 Orchestral(wind orchestra) – Baltiskoye more, more mira – 1958 Orchestral(wind orchestra) – Overture in D Major Op. 55 1969 Orchestral – Overture for wind orchestra – 1959 Orchestral(wind orchestra) – Suite druzya malle – 1959 Orchestral – Double Bass Sonata Op. 63 1976 Chamber(bass and piano) Capriccio for solo Cello – 1977 Chamber(cello and possibly piano) Quintet for wind instruments – 1965 Chamber – Trio – 1946 Chamber – Two Estonian Dances – 1954 Chamber(two violins and piano) – Improvisation – 1952 Chamber(violin and piano) – Nocturne – 1970 Chamber(cello and piano) – Poem – 1941 Chamber(cello and piano) – Recital – 1952 Chamber(violin and piano) – Runo – 1969 Chamber(cello and piano) – Waltz – 1952 Chamber(violin and piano) – Meditatsia – 1970 Chamber(horn) – Ballade – 1962 Piano (4 hands) – Pionerski pokhod – 1949 Piano (cycle) – Eight etudes for beginners – 1953 Piano – Four contrasts – 1966 Piano – Improvisata – 1967 Piano – Sonatina – 1961 Piano – Twelve variations on a theme by Adolf Vedro – 1939 Piano Theme by composer An die Heimat – 1939 Vocal (cantata) – Meie paevade, laul – 1965 Vocal (cantata) – Nasha poberezhe – 1959 Vocal (cantata)(acapella choir) Text by D. Vyazanin Obogatitel uglya – 1959 Vocal (cantata)( acapella choir) Text by Y. Kross Poi, svobodnyi narod – 1949 Vocal (cantata)(acapella choir) Text by D. Vaarandi Rodine – 1939 Vocal (cantata)(choir and orchestra) Text by E. Tarum Valuoja – 1956 Vocal (cantata)(choir and orchestra) – Kolybelnaya – 1953 Vocal(choir and orchestra) Text by Kaarel Korsen More-nashi polya – 1953 Vocal(choir and orchestra) Text by M. Kesamaa S siloi molodosti – 1953 Vocal(soloists, choir, orchestra) Text by M. Korsen