Matilde Capuis

Matilde Capuis

Matilde Margherita Mary Capuis (1 January 1913 – 31 January 2017) was an Italian organist, pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in Naples and studied at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia with Gabriele Bianchi and at the Florence Conservatory.

After completing her studies, she took a position at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi of Turin where she became chair of theory and then composition. For many years she performed in a duo with cellist Hugh Attilio Scabia.

Capuis died in 2017 at the age of 104.

Works

Capuis' compositions include:

Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

References

  1. ↑ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog.
  2. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
  4. ↑ "Necrologio - Matilde Capuis (1913-2017) - Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" Torino". 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Concentus brevis : (1975) : per oboe ed archi, für Oboe und Streichorchester. OCLC 237798396.
  6. ↑ Video on YouTube
  7. ↑ Orchesterwerke von Komponistinnen im Musikverlag (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.