Tudor Ciortea (28 November 1903 – 13 October 1982)[1] was a Romanian composer, musicologist, and music educator.

Ciortea was born in Brașov and began his music studies under Gheorghe Dima [ro] in Cluj.

He went on to study at the Bucharest Conservatory (now the National University of Music) under Ion Nonna Otescu and in Paris under Nadia Boulanger and Paul Dukas.

[2][3] Amongst his students there were the composers Liana Alexandra, Irina Odagescu, Maya Badian, and Carmen Petra Basacopol.

[4] He was awarded in 1971 the Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic, 3rd class,[5] The Tudor Ciortea Memorial House in Brașov contains some of his personal effects and instruments as well as a portrait of his wife, the dancer and choreographer Vera Proca Ciortea [ro].