Mira Pratesi Sulpizi (born 28 December 1923) is an Italian composer who is best known for her works for guitar. Sulpizi was born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

. She studied composition with Alberto Soresina at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Her music is published by

Casa Ricordi Casa Ricordi is a publisher of primarily classical music and opera. Its classical repertoire represents one of the important sources in the world through its publishing of the work of the major 19th-century Italian composers such as Gioachino Ro ...

under the names Mira Pratesi and Mira Sulpizi. Her compositions include:

Chamber

*''Ballatelle'' (flute & guitar) *''Canzoncelle Napoletane'' (flute & guitar) *''Eight Medieval Songs'' (guitar) *''New Airs and Dances for Young Guitarists'' *''Organ Sonata'' *''Songs of Hope: Five Hebrew Songs'' (harp) *''Wedding Songs: Six Hebrew Melodies'' (harp)

Piano

*''Introduzione-Aria-Finale'' *''Sonata Breve''

Vocal

*Ancient Spanish Songs *“Caterina Dei Corai” *Italian Nursery Rhymes (boys’ choir, flute, guitar and percussion) *“Lyrics” (text by Langston Hughes) *Messa Melodica *“Pentecost Eve” *Three Lyrics (text by G. Azzi) *Two Rispetti Toscani

References

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