Ādolfs Skulte (Kiev, October 28, 1909 – Riga, March 20, 2000) was a Latvian composer and pedagogue. Among his pupils were the composers Aivars Kalējs, Romualds Kalsons, Imants Zemzaris, Romualds Grīnblats, Mārtiņš Brauns and Imants Kalniņš. As a composer, he wrote orchestral and vocal music, as well as three operas (one for children) and two ballets. His brother was the composer Bruno Skulte.
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1909 births
2000 deaths
Musicians from Kyiv
People from Kievsky Uyezd
Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1959–1963 Latvian composers 20th-century composers Riga State Gymnasium No.1 alumni People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour