Margareta Xenopol

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

Her compositions include:[2]

Chamber

Elegy (cello and piano)

Piano

Classical Etude

Concert Etude (1947)

Dream of Columbine Waltz

Idyll (1912)

Melancholy Waltz

Prelude

Russian Suite (1950)

Sonatina

Theme and Variations

Vocal

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

Cosma, Viorel. (1989–2011). Muzicieni din România : lexicon bio-bibliografic. București: Editura Muzicală. ISBN 973-42-0015-1. OCLC 21372940.
Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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.

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[1] Cosma, Viorel. (1989–2011). Muzicieni din România : lexicon bio-bibliografic. București: Editura Muzicală. ISBN 973-42-0015-1. OCLC 21372940.

[:0-2] Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[3] "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

[:1-4] Bibliografia Națională Română: Note muzicale, discuri, casete (in Romanian). Biblioteca Națională a României. 2003.

[5] Bibliografia Republicii Socialiste România: Note muzicale, discuri, casete (in Romanian). Biblioteca Centrală de Stat a Republicii Socialiste România. 1984.