Maria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón (4 March 1907– 18 March 1996) was a

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composer. She was born in

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and studied piano as a child. When she married, she gave up her musical activities, but after twenty years renewed her interest. She studied piano with Joan Gibert and Carles Pellicer, counterpoint and fugue with Josep Poch and composition with Josep Soler. She also took classes on twentieth-century music with Carles Guinovart. Personal papers (scores) of Maria Teresa Pelegrí are preserved in the

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Works

Selected works include: *''Praeludium und Tiento'' for organ (1975) *''Quatre chansons sentimentales'': "Le coucher du soleil romantique", text

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; "L'heure exquise", text of

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*''Per a Viola i Piano'' *''Duetto'' for Cello and Piano *''First String Quartet'' (1974) *''Second String Quartet'' (1984) *''Third String Quartet'' *''Tocatta'' for nine *''Passacaglia'' for Wind, bass, percussion *''Variations'' for orchestra *''Tragic poem'' for orchestra, inspired by ''

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*''Sinfonietta'' for wood and string orchestra *''Concerto'' for Violin and Orchestra *''Contrasts'' for Orchestra *''Two Songs for Mixed Choir'': "Spring", "

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(1976) *''Requiem for flute, cello, organ and choir'' *''Herodes und Mariamne'' Opera in two acts according to the text of the tragedy by Friedrich Hebbel (1984)

References

External links

Personal papers of Maria Teresa Pelegrí in the Biblioteca de Catalunya
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