Margareta Xenopol (January 28, 1892 – July 8, 1979)[1] was a Romanian composer, pianist and singer. She was born in Iași, the daughter of historian and author Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol. She initially studied piano with Margareta Sakellary and Aspasia Sion Burada, then studied with Walter Bachmann in Dresden, Germany. She studied voice with Alexandru Zirra, music theory with Paul Constantinescu, and composition with Martin Negrea in Bucharest.[2] Romanian opera singer Elena Cernei recorded several of Xenopol's songs.[3]
Works
editHer compositions include:[2]
Chamber
edit- Elegy (cello and piano)
Piano
edit- Classical Etude
- Concert Etude (1947)
- Dream of Columbine Waltz
- Idyll (1912)
- Melancholy Waltz
- Prelude
- Russian Suite (1950)
- Sonatina
- Theme and Variations
Vocal
edit- And for Your Black Eyes[4]
- Autumn Song
- Blue Cigarette Smoke
- (The) Days Pass, But the Love Remains
- Four Romances
- I Am Watching You
- I Love Like I Never Loved[4]
- I Wanted to Run Away from You
- Let's Go, Sailor (men's choir)
- Nocturne
- Prayer (text by Mihai Eminescu; choir)
- Psalm 19 (choir)
- Return
- Romance of the Heart (text by Ion Minulescu)[5]
- Romances without Music
- Three Romances
- Why Do I Dream?
- You Forget Romance
References
edit- ^ Cosma, Viorel. (1989–2011). Muzicieni din România : lexicon bio-bibliografic. București: Editura Muzicală. ISBN 973-42-0015-1. OCLC 21372940.
- ^ a b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
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- ^ a b Bibliografia Națională Română: Note muzicale, discuri, casete (in Romanian). Biblioteca Națională a României. 2003.
- ^ Bibliografia Republicii Socialiste România: Note muzicale, discuri, casete (in Romanian). Biblioteca Centrală de Stat a Republicii Socialiste România. 1984.