Paide
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Paide, Estonia Paelinn, Weissenstein Many buildings are built of limestone, hence the name ‘(Town of) Limestone’ from
paekivi ‘limestone’. The original name meant ‘Fort of Limestone’ from
linn ‘fort’, while the German name, Weissenstein, meant ‘White Stone’.
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Pärt, Arvo
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...x201D; Pärt was born on September 11, 1935, in Paide, Estonia, and was raised in Tallinn. He served as recording...For the Record… Born on September 11, 1935, in Paide, Estonia. Education: Degree in composition, Tallin
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Arvo Pärt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...halls and incorporated into religious observances. Began Career in Radio Pärt was born on September 11, 1935, in Paide, Estonia, and was raised in Tallinn, the Estonian capital. He worked for Estonian Radio in Tallinn from 1957 until 1967...
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Arvo Pärt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arvo Pärt 1935-, Estonian composer, b. Paide; grad. Tallinn Conservatory (1963). He worked for Estonian radio (1958-67), left his homeland (1980, then part of the...
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Pärt, Arvo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Pärt, Arvo ( b Paide, 1935). Estonian composer. Worked for Estonian radio 1958–67. Emigrated in 1980, settling in (West) Berlin...
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encyclop(a)edia
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...repertory of information on all branches of knowledge XVII. — modL. — spurious Gr. egkuklopaideíā , for egkúklios paideíā ‘general education’; cf. prec.
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