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Sep 30, 1902 Died on 07 Mar 1987 (aged 84)
Estonian musicologist (1902-1987)
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About Karl Leichter
- Karl Leichter (October 13, 1902 in Näpi, Rakvere Parish – March 7, 1987 in Tallinn) was an Estonian musicologist.
- He graduated in 1929 in theory and composition, studying under Heino Eller with pupils such as Eduard Tubin, Alfred Karindi, Eduard Oja and Olav Roots.
- Between 1929-1931 he worked in the Estonian Folklore Archives.
- Following World War II and the ensuing Soviet occupation of Estonia, he worked hard to re-establish functioning musical education and musicological research.
- For a short period, he was dean of Tallinn State Conservatory, but quickly lost his position due to political reasons.
- Only after Stalin's death could he slowly work his way back to a position as a teacher and eventually as the Chair of the Department of Composition and Musicology.
- He later worked in Stockholm and Helsinki.
- The Eduard Tubin Museum of Alatskivi Castle today contains exhibits related to him and his other peers who studied with him at the Tartu school.
- His large archive of correspondence with many important musicians throughout Estonia and abroad was donated by his widow to the Estonian Museum of Theatre and Music in the 1990s.
