Horia Moculescu (born 18 March 1937 in

Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Vîlcea'' or, in the past, ''Rîmnic-Vâlcea'', ) (population: 92,573 as per the 2011 Romanian census) is the county capital ( ro, Reședință de județ) and also the largest town of Vâlcea County, cent ...

, Romania) is a self-taught Romanian

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, and producer. After finishing high school in

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, he studied at the Mining Institute in

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. Throughout his career span, he played with many first-class Romanian musicians including Radu Goldiș. He has been married four times and has two children.

Compositions

*''Primăvara bobocilor'' (1985) *''Vara sentimentală'' (1985) *''Maria şi marea'' (1988) *''Secretul armei... secrete'' (1988) *''Miss Litoral'' (1990)

Film music

*''Pistruiatul'' (1973) *''Nu filmăm să ne amuzăm'' (1974)

Distinctions

*''Marele Premiu al Uniunii Compozitorilor și Muzicologilor din România'' (2008) ("The Grand Prize of the Romanian Composers' Union")

References

Interview with him in a Romanian newspaper

Footnotes

Living people 1937 births Romanian people of Italian descent {{Romania-musician-stub