Erna Tauro
Erna Tauro | |
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Viipuri, then-Finland | |
Died | June 4, 1993 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 76)
Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist |
Years active | 1955-1993 |
Spouse(s) | Risto Ilmari Tauro |
Erna Tauro, née Pergament (16 August 1916 Viipuri – 4 June 1993 Stockholm), was a Finnish-Swedish pianist and composer.
Biography
Erna Tauro was born in
Her composition "Höstvisa" ("Autumn Song") with lyrics by Tove Jansson won third prize in the 1965 Finnish Broadcasting Song Contest. The same year, she won second place with the song "Den gamla brudkläderskan" ("The Old Bridal Wife") with lyrics by Huldén Evert.
In 1969, Tauro received a position as musical director for Fiddler on the Roof in Stockholm, and in 1977 she settled permanently in that city. She married Risto Ilmari Tauro, and they had one daughter born in 1945. She died in Stockholm in 1993.[2]
Tauro is best known for the songs for
Works
Selected works include:
- Kahdeksikko, musical
- Oli kevät, musical
- Guldbröllop, musical
- Moomin behind the scenes, songs for a play
- Höstvisa
- Den gamla brudkläderskan
- Troll i kulisserna
References
- ^ a b "Erna Tauro". Swedish Literature Society. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ Gustafsson, Barbro K. (1992). Stenåker och ängsmark: erotiska motiv och homesexuella skildringar.