Maria Chefaliady-Taban facts for kids

Maria Chefaliady-Taban (born November 4, 1863 – died June 11, 1932) was a talented Romanian musician. She was a pianist, which means she played the piano very well. She was also a music educator, teaching others about music. And she was a composer, meaning she wrote her own music.

Discovering Maria Chefaliady-Taban

Maria Chefaliady-Taban was an important figure in Romanian music. She was known for her skills as a pianist, her dedication to teaching music, and her creative compositions.

Her Early Life and Music Studies

Maria was born in Iaşi, a city in Romania. From a young age, she showed great musical talent. She began her formal music education at the Iaşi Conservatory. This was a special music school where she studied with a teacher named Anetta Boscoff.

After her studies in Iaşi, Maria wanted to learn even more. So, from 1883 to 1885, she traveled to Vienna, Austria. Vienna was a very important city for music at that time. There, she continued her studies at the Akademie fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst, which was a famous music academy. She learned from two well-known teachers, Joseph Dachs and Joseph Hellmesberger.

Her Musical Career

After finishing her studies, Maria Chefaliady-Taban became a concert pianist. This meant she performed piano concerts for audiences. She shared her amazing musical skills with many people.

Later in her career, she also became a singing teacher. She taught people how to sing in both Iaşi and Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. She helped many students develop their voices and love for music. Maria Chefaliady-Taban passed away in Bucharest in 1932.

Her Compositions

Maria Chefaliady-Taban was also a composer. She wrote many pieces of music. A special thing about her compositions is that she often used ideas from Romanian folk-lore. This means she included elements from traditional Romanian folk music and stories in her works.

Some of her selected works include:

• Hora carturarului Urechia (Scholar Urechia’s Ring Dance), a choral work from 1901. A choral work is music written for a choir to sing.
• Imnul studentilor universitari romani (Romanian Students’ Anthem) from 1901. An anthem is a song of praise or loyalty.
• Atit de frageda (So Tender) from 1900.
• O, ramii (Oh, don’t Go) from 1905.