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Margareta Xenopol was a talented Romanian musician. She was a composer, a pianist, and a singer. Margareta was born in Iași, Romania, on January 28, 1892. She passed away in Bucharest on July 8, 1979.

Margareta loved music from a young age. She started by learning piano. Later, she studied piano in Dresden, Germany. She also learned to sing and compose music. Some of her teachers included Alexandru Zirra and Paul Constantinescu. A famous Romanian opera singer, Elena Cernei, even recorded some of Margareta's songs.

Margareta Xenopol enjoyed creating music for poems. She often took words written by Romanian poets and turned them into songs. Between 1937 and 1952, she wrote many waltzes and tangos. These were popular dance styles at the time. In 1972, she started working on a small opera, called an operetta. Sadly, she passed away before she could finish it.

Musical Compositions

Margareta Xenopol wrote many different kinds of music. Her works include pieces for piano, songs for singers, and music for groups of instruments.

Piano Music

Margareta composed several pieces specifically for the piano. These include:

  • Classical Etude
  • Concert Etude (written in 1947)
  • Dream of Columbine Waltz
  • Idyll (from 1912)
  • Melancholy Waltz
  • Prelude
  • Russian Suite (composed in 1950)
  • Sonatina
  • Theme and Variations

Vocal Music

She also wrote many songs for singers, often using poems as her inspiration. Some of her vocal works include:

  • And for Your Black Eyes
  • Autumn Song
  • Blue Cigarette Smoke
  • (The) Days Pass, But the Love Remains
  • Four Romances
  • I Am Watching You
  • I Love Like I Never Loved
  • I Wanted to Run Away from You
  • Let's Go, Sailor (for a men's choir)
  • Nocturne
  • Prayer (with words by Mihai Eminescu, for choir)
  • Psalm 19 (for choir)
  • Return
  • Romance of the Heart (with words by Ion Minulescu)
  • Romances without Music
  • Three Romances
  • Why Do I Dream?
  • You Forget Romance

Chamber Music

Margareta Xenopol also wrote music for small groups of instruments. One example is:

  • Elegy (for cello and piano)
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