Marcelle de Manziarly (13 October 1899, in Kharkov, Russian Empire (present-day Kharkiv, Ukraine) – 12 May 1989, in

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pianist, music educator, conductor and composer. She was born in

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with

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and at the age of 23 had already composed two mature works. She later studied conducting with

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in Basle and piano with

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and taught and performed in Europe and the United States. Aaron Copland dedicated his song "Heart, We Will Forget Him" to her. She died in

, five months before her 90th birthday.

Works

Selected works include: *''Trois Fables de Lafontaine'' (1935) *''Six Etudes (pour Piano)'' *''Trois Images Slaves'' *''Impressions de Mer'' *''Sonate pour Notre-Dame de Paris'' for orchestra *''Sonata for two pianos'' *''Musique pour orchestre'' *''Trilogue'' *''Incidences'' *''La cigale et la fourmi'' (in Trois Fables de La Fontaine) (Text: Jean de La Fontaine) (1935) *''La grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le boeuf'' (in Trois Fables de La Fontaine) (Text: Jean de La Fontaine) (1935) *''L'oiseau blessé d'une flèche'' (in Trois Fables de La Fontaine) (Text: Jean de La Fontaine) (1935) *''Le Cygne et le cuisinier'' (Text: Jean de La Fontaine) for mixed vocal quartet and piano (1959) *''Trois Sonnets de Pétrarque pour baryton et piano" (Texts : Petrarca) (1958 to 1960)

References

External links

Marsyas Trio performing Marcelle de Manziarly Flute Trio from YouTube
1899 births 1989 deaths Musicians from Kharkiv People from Kharkov Governorate 20th-century classical composers French music educators French classical composers French women classical composers 20th-century French conductors (music) 20th-century French male musicians 20th-century French women musicians 20th-century French composers Women music educators 20th-century women composers Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France {{France-composer-stub