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Villem Kapp
Estonian composer
Villem Kapp (7 September – 24 March [1]) was an Estonian composer, organist and music teacher.
Life
Born in Suure-Jaani, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (now Estonia), Villem Kapp was the son of Hans Kapp&#;[et] who was a sacristan, teacher and choir director.
Villem Kapp graduated in , having studied organ with August Topman and again in having studied composition with Heino Eller. In addition, Kapp studied with his uncle Artur Kapp at the Tallinn Conservatory.
From Kapp was the organist in Tartu where he ran many famous choirs. After World War II he worked mainly as a composer and taught composition at the State Conservatory of Tallinn from until his untimely death in His students included Helmut Rosenvald, Lembit Veevo, Ülo Vinter, Veljo Tormis, Harri Otsa and others.
Villem Kapp's works are characterized by rich melodies and he is strongly connected to the national romantic movement. In , Kapp Biography of albert einstein!