Mansi Barberis facts for kids
Mansi Barberis (born Clemensa Barberis) was a talented Romanian musician. She lived from 1899 to 1986. Mansi was many things: a violinist, a music teacher, a conductor (who leads an orchestra), and a composer (who writes music).
About Mansi Barberis
Mansi Barberis was born in a city called Iaşi in Romania. From a very young age, she loved to play the piano and make up her own music on the spot. This is called improvising.
One day, her aunt wrote down one of Mansi's improvised pieces. A famous composer named George Enescu saw it. He was so impressed that he suggested Mansi take proper music lessons.
Mansi studied music with teachers from Italy in Iaşi. Later, she went to the George Enescu Conservatory. There, she learned to play the violin, sing, and compose music.
She finished her studies at the Conservatory in 1922. Mansi then got married and had a daughter. To continue her advanced music studies, she went to Berlin for a year. Her parents helped care for her daughter during this time.
After returning to Romania, Mansi started working professionally. But her desire to learn more music was strong. She later traveled to Paris for three different study periods. In Paris, she studied singing, conducting, opera, composing, and orchestration (how to arrange music for an orchestra). In 1936, she also briefly studied singing in Vienna.
Mansi Barberis became a successful composer. Her operas were performed at the Bucharest opera house. They were also performed by the Opera Company of Iaşi. Her music was even recorded and played on Romanian Television (RTV).
Mansi's Music
Mansi Barberis's music was greatly inspired by traditional Romanian folk music. She wrote a lot of different kinds of music! She created over one hundred art songs, which are songs for a singer and piano. She also wrote music for orchestras (symphonic music) and choirs.
Mansi composed four operas, which are plays set to music. She also wrote music for different instruments.
Here are some of her well-known works:
- Itinerar dacic (1976): This piece used words by a writer named Dominic Stancu.
- Destin de poet (1981): This work was set to poems by Mihai Eminescu.
- Kera Duducea (1963): One of her operas.
- Apus de soare (Sunset) (1961): Another one of her operas.
- Rondelurile rozelor (1982): This was a song cycle, which is a group of songs meant to be performed together. It used poems by Alexandru Macedonski.
Mansi Barberis also wrote a book about her own life. It was called Din zori până în amurg, which means From Dawn until Dusk.
