Hilda Dianda facts for kids

Hilda Fanny Dianda was born on April 13, 1925. She is a talented Argentinian composer, who writes music. She is also a musicologist, meaning she studies music history and theory. Plus, she teaches music and leads orchestras as a conductor!

Hilda Dianda's Early Life

Hilda Dianda was born in Córdoba, Argentina. She started learning music in Buenos Aires between 1942 and 1950. Her teacher was Honorio Siccardi.

She received a special scholarship, called a fellowship. This allowed her to study how to lead an orchestra (conducting) in Venice from 1949 to 1950. Her teacher there was Hermann Scherchen.

Later, Hilda moved to France. There, she was inspired by a group called the "Musical Research Group" (GRMC). This group worked with French radio and was led by Pierre Schaeffer.

She was then invited to do research on sounds (called phonology) at Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI) in Italy. She worked with famous musicians like John Cage. While there, she also started learning about electronic music in Milan. Her studies earned her another fellowship and a special award from the Kranichstein Music Institute. From 1960 to 1962, she attended special courses for new music in Darmstadt, Germany.

Her Music Career

In 1966, Hilda worked in the Electronic Music Lab at the California State University, Northridge in the United States. She explored how to create music using electronic sounds and machines.

From 1967 to 1971, she returned to Argentina. She became a professor at the School of Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. She taught students about composing music, arranging it for orchestras, and conducting.

After this, she moved to Germany until 1976. Hilda also traveled around Latin America and Europe. She performed as a conductor, leading different musical groups.

As a musicologist, Hilda Dianda wrote many articles. These articles were about modern music and appeared in various journals and magazines. She also wrote a book called La Música Argentina de Hoy in 1966. This book shared her knowledge about Argentine music at that time.

After taking a seven-year break from writing music, Hilda composed The Requiem in 1984. She dedicated this piece to "our dead" and used old Latin texts.

Awards and Honors

Hilda Dianda has received several important awards for her work:

• 1964: She was given the Medal of Cultural Merit from Italy.
• 1980: France honored her as a "Caballero en la Orden de las Palmas Académicas." This is like being knighted for her contributions to education and culture.
• She also received Official Recognition from the Fundatión Alicia Moreau de Justo in Argentina.

Her Musical Works

Hilda Dianda writes music for orchestras, smaller groups of instruments (chamber ensembles), and electronic productions. Here are some of her selected works:

See also

In Spanish: Hilda Dianda para niños