Ilza Nogueira facts for kids

Ilza Nogueira (born December 25, 1948) is a Brazilian composer, a teacher of music, and an expert in music history and analysis. She helps us understand how music is put together.

About Ilza Nogueira

Ilza Nogueira was born in Salvador, a city in Bahia, Brazil. She loved music from a young age. She studied how to compose music at the Federal University of Bahia. Her teacher there was Ernst Widmer.

After she finished her studies in 1972, she won a special scholarship. This allowed her to continue learning about composition in Cologne, Germany. There, she studied with another famous composer, Mauricio Kagel.

Later, Ilza Nogueira moved to the United States. She earned two more advanced degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. During this time, she learned from important composers like Lejaren Hiller and Morton Feldman.

After all her studies, she returned to Brazil. She became a music teacher at the Federal University of Paraíba. She taught there until she retired in 1998.

Her Music and Research

Most of Ilza Nogueira's music is called chamber music. This means it's written for a small group of instruments, sometimes with a singer. She often mixes different instruments and voices in her pieces.

Her music has been played at many important music events in Brazil. These events showcase new and exciting music from Brazilian composers.

Besides composing, Ilza Nogueira is also a respected music expert. She writes books and articles about modern music, especially about composers from Bahia. She even started a special project to document the history of music composition in Bahia.

In 2014, she helped create the Brazilian Society for Music Theory and Analysis, called TeMA. She was the first president of this society. This shows how important she is in the world of music study in Brazil.

Some of Her Musical Works

Ilza Nogueira has written many different kinds of music. Here are a few examples:

• SEIS EPITÁFIOS PARA ARNOLD (2024): This piece is for violin and piano.
• TRAJETÓRIAS (2022): A piece written for a solo flute.
• CANTARES DA VELHA BAHIA (2020): This is for a string orchestra.
• INTERFACES (2010-2011): A piece for piano.
• REMINISCÊNCIAS (2006): Written for a solo soprano singer.
• MEMÓRIAS (1993/2009): For flute, piano, and cello.
• VIA-SACRA: ORATÓRIO DE SEMANA SANTA (2004): A large work for orchestra, choir, and solo singers.
• SERENATA ICONOCLASTA (2001): For orchestra and choir.
• CANTATA GONZAGUEANA (1999-2000): For a tenor singer, mixed choir, and orchestra. It's based on the music of a popular Brazilian singer, Luiz Gonzaga.
• ODE AOS JAMAIS ILUMINADOS (1993): For string quartet, piano, and two narrators.
• IN MEMORIAM (1988): For soprano and percussion.
• KALEIDOSCOPE (1983): For two groups of brass instruments.
• IDIOSSINCRASIA (1972): A very interesting piece for seven violins, percussion, tape, voices, and synthesizer, which also includes dance!

Books She Has Written

Ilza Nogueira has also published several books and articles about music. These books help others learn about music history and analysis.

• Ernst Widmer: Perfil estilístico (1997): This book is about the style of her former teacher, Ernst Widmer.
• Ernst Widmer: Catálogo de Obras (2007): This book lists all the musical works by Ernst Widmer.