Eta Tyrmand facts for kids

Eta Moiseyevna Tyrmand in 2000

Eta Moiseyevna Tyrmand (born February 23, 1917 – died April 29, 2008) was a talented Belarusian composer. She wrote many different kinds of music. Her work is still enjoyed by people today.

Early Life and Education

Eta Tyrmand was born in Warsaw, a big city in Poland. She loved music from a young age. She went to a special music school called the Warsaw Conservatory. There, she studied how to lead choirs, which are groups of singers. She finished her studies there in 1938.

In 1939, Eta Tyrmand moved to Minsk, a city in Belarus. She continued her music education. She studied classical piano and how to compose music. She graduated from the Belarusian State Conservatory in 1952.

Teaching and Career

During World War II, Eta Tyrmand lived in a city called Frunze. After the war, she returned to Belarus. She became a teacher at the Belarusian State Conservatory. She taught there for almost 40 years!

Many of her students became very successful musicians. She helped train many generations of talented people. Her teaching helped shape the future of music in Belarus.

Musical Works

As a composer, Eta Tyrmand wrote many pieces of music. She mainly focused on two types: chamber music and choral music. Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments. Choral music is written for choirs.

She wrote music for pianos, violins, and violas. She also created many short instrumental pieces. Her choral works often used poems by famous writers. Some of these writers include Maksim Bahdanovič and Federico García Lorca.

Selected Compositions

Here are some of the musical pieces Eta Tyrmand composed:

• Five Preludes (1948)
• Variations (1950)
• Variations on a Belorusian Folk Theme (1951)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (1952)
• “Scenes from the Lives of Children” Suite (1953)
• Sonatina (1954)
• Piano Concerto No. 2 (1956)
• Pioneer Suite No. 1 (1962)
• Toccata (1962)
• Suite No. 2 (1963)
• Etudes-Tableaux in two books (1971–72)
• “Four Moods” Suite No. 3 (1973)
• Suite No. 4 (1975)

Eta Tyrmand's music is an important part of Belarusian culture. She left behind a wonderful collection of works for everyone to enjoy.