Herbert Tampere
Estonian folklorist and musicologist (1909–1975)
Herbert Tampere (1 February 1909 – 19 January 1975) was an Estonian folklorist and musicologist.
From 1927 to 1933, he studied at the University of Tartu. From 1929 until 1945, he worked as an assistant at Estonian Folklore Archives. Since 1945 (with pauses) he taught folk music at the Tallinn Conservatory.
His main field of research was folk music, especially runo songs. In total, he melodized over 2000 folk tunes, and he made over 4000 sound recordings.
Award
1969: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel
Publications
1935: Eesti rahvaviiside antoloogia, Eesti Akadeemilise Helikunstnikkude Seltsi Toimetused, Tartu
1937: Über das Problem des Rhythmus im alten estnischen Volkslied, Acta Ethnologica 2, 1937: 1, pp 65–78
1938: Valimik eesti rahvatantse.
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