Biancamaria Furgeri facts for kids
Biancamaria Furgeri (born October 6, 1935) is an amazing Italian musician. She is known for playing the organ, teaching music, and writing her own musical pieces.
Her Life and Music
Biancamaria Furgeri was born in Rovigo, Italy. She loved music from a young age. She studied music at special schools called conservatories in Padua, Milan, and Venice. She learned from famous teachers like Wolfgango Dalla Vecchia and Bruno Bettinelli.
After finishing her studies, Biancamaria started teaching music. She taught in cities like Ferrara and Padua. In 1969, she began teaching at the Conservatorio G.B. Martini in Bologna. This is a very well-known music school.
Her music has been played all over the world! She also won many international music competitions. For example, she won first place in a competition in Verese in 1973. She also won the GEDOK competition in Germany in 1985. In 1987, she won another big competition for women composers in Switzerland. These wins show how talented she is.
Her Musical Works
Biancamaria Furgeri writes many different kinds of music. She creates pieces for orchestras, which are large groups of instruments. She also writes for choirs, which are groups of singers. She composes chamber music for smaller groups of instruments and vocal works for singers.
Here are a few examples of her many compositions:
- 1958 Sonata, Opus 1
- 1960 Piano Suite, Op 2
- 1963 Sonata, Opus 3 for organ
- 1970-71 Piccoli Musici (Volume 1), Op 6
- 1972 Il libro dei Ritmi e dei Suoni, Opus 8
- 1974 Discanto, Opus 10 for chorus
- 1975 Antifonie, Opus 12 for orchestra
- 1983 Moods, op 18 for orchestra
- 1985 Là dove autunni e primavere, Opus 23 for chorus
- 1987 Levia, Opus 27 for orchestra
