Tartu school of composition

The Tartu school of composition was a 20th-century Estonian school of musical composers. The school developed around Heino Eller in 1920s–1930s. He had previously returned to Tartu in 1920.

Those identified with the school included

• Composers
  • Heino Eller (originator)
  • Eduard Tubin
  • Eduard Oja
  • Olav Roots
  • Alfred Karindi
  • Johannes Bleive
• Music theorist
  • Karl Leichter