Yuri Nikolaevich Tyulin (Estonia, 1893 - 1978)

Soviet chess composer of endgame studies and music theorist 

He lived in the city ​​of Leningrad. Was born in 1893 in the city of Tallinn. 

His profession was Musicologist and composer. Professor of the Leningrad Conservatory. Doctor of Arts.

Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

"Yuri Nikolayevich, the creator of fundamental concepts of music theory, which were developed by him in various branches of musical scholarship: mode, harmony, texture, musical thematicism, motives, musical syntax and musical form as fundamental categories of musical thinking. Yury Tyulin was a scholar, who made a significant contribution to the research of theoretical issues of music of Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhastan, and the Baltic countries." 

Chess composing

About his endgame studies:

Since 1923 he composed and published 15 endgame studies and had 4 awards.

His composed chess studies are well thought out and the solutions are long.

Memories

"The article is devoted to the legacy of one of the greatest Russian scholars, Yuri Nikolayevich Tyulin (1893-1978), the creator of fundamental concepts of music theory, which were developed by him in various branches of musical scholarship: mode, harmony, texture, musical thematicism, motives, musical syntax and musical form as fundamental categories of musical thinking. Yuri Tyulin is a scholar, who made a significant contribution to research of theoretical issues of the folk music of Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Baltic countries. He interpreted in an original way the issues of folk songs, musical performance practice, music history, musical aesthetics and musical psychology. The special merit of the article is that it was written by a musician who, being one of Tyulin's closest students, and having analyzed the scholar's works, discloses the quintessence of his scholarly ideas and discoveries, the functional theory of music, a new interpretation of the principles of form-generation and a new systematization of musical forms, the construction of musical speech, the phenomenon of "crystallization of thematicism" and modal theory, which makes possible to comprehend the scholarly and artistic legacy of Yurli Nikolayevich Tyulin in a systemic manner."

Source: arves.org