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Agnès Armengol
Agnès Armengol i Altayó (also known as Agnès Armengol de Badia; pseudonym, Graziella; Sabadell, August 1852 - Sabadell, January 30, 1934) was a Spanish writer, pianist, composer, promoter of women's participation in the Catalanist movement."Agnès Armengol i Altayó". ''Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana''. Barcelona: Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. Early life and education The daughter of a family of textile manufacturers, her education began at Les Escolàpies in Sabadell before continuing her studies in Barcelona and at the Occitan boarding school Pension Catalane, in Castres. During these years, she trained in music education and began to show her talents as a writer, musician and composer. Career She signed his first musical compositions with the pseudonym "Graziella", inspired by the name of one of her favorite works, the romantic novel ''Graziella'' (1849), by Alphonse de Lamartine . With this name, Armengol entered several music competitions, where she won some prizes. She is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnès Armengol I Altayó (1879)
Agnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian language, Italian as , to French language, French as , to Portuguese language, Portuguese as , and to Spanish language, Spanish as . It is also written as "Agness". Inez is an English language, English variant. The Greek name descends from the Proto-Indo-European ''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁yaǵ-, *h₁yaǵ-'', meaning 'to sacrifice; to worship', from which also the Vedic term ''Yajna, yajña'' originates. The name is mostly used in Greece and in countries that speak Germanic languages. It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Agnes of Rome, a fact which encouraged its wide use. "Agnes" was the third-most popular name for women in the English language, English-speaking world for more than 400 years. Its medieval English pronunciation was ''Annis'', and its usage and many of its forms coincided with the equally popular name Anna (given name), "Anna", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |