Herbert Tampere

Herbert Tampere (1 February 1909 Uniküla, Elva Parish – 19 January 1975 Rannu) was an Estonian folklorist and musicologist.

Since 1945 (with pauses) he taught folk music at the Tallinn Conservatory.

[1] 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.

[1] Awards: This Estonian academic-related biographical article is a stub.