Maria Teresa Luengo facts for kids
Maria Teresa Luengo (born on November 25, 1940) is an Argentine composer and musicologist. This means she writes music and also studies music history and theory.
Her Life Story
Maria Teresa Luengo was born in Quilmes, a city in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She loved music from a young age.
In 1969, she finished her studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires. She learned from many famous teachers like Alberto Ginastera and Gerardo Gandini.
In 1973, Maria Teresa received a special scholarship. This helped her study a type of music called electro-acoustic music. This music uses electronic sounds and technology. She learned from experts like Francisco Krópfl and Peter Maxwell Davies. During this time, she wrote a piece called The Book of Mirrors.
Maria Teresa also shared her knowledge by teaching. From 1974 to 1975, she taught at the University of El Salvador. Later, in 1984, she started teaching how to compose music at the National University of La Plata.
From 1972 to 1993, she also taught at the Municipal School of Fine Arts Carlos Morel in Quilmes. In 1990, she helped create a new study program. This program was for Electroacoustic Music at the National University of Quilmes. She also became the director and a professor for this program.
Awards and Recognitions
Maria Teresa Luengo has received many awards for her amazing musical works. Here are some of them:
- First prize in Composition from Musical Promotions, 1971
- First prize in Composition from the City of Buenos Aires, 1973
- Scholarship in Composition from Argentina's National Endowment for the Arts
- Prize in Composition from the National University of La Plata, 1983
- Special Mention from the National Endowment for the Arts in the Juan Carlos Paz Competition
- The National Endowment for the Arts recognized her as a talented young composer in 1988.
- Her music piece Presences was chosen and performed at a big meeting of Latin American composers in 1989.
- Her music for the film Taumanía won the First Prize of the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987. This film was about drawings by an artist named Tau Ricardo.
Her Musical Works
Maria Teresa Luengo has composed many different types of music. Here are some of her selected works:
- Sonata for Piano, 1965
- Heptatonic for flute, clarinet, string quartet (four string instruments), and piano, 1970
- Seis Preludios Para Cuarteto de Cuerdas for string quartet, 1968
- Alcances for string quartet and piano, 1971
- Dueto, for violin and piano, 1972
- Cuatro Soles for flute, oboe, cello, piano, and percussion, 1973
- Absolum electronic work, around 1973
- El Museo Imaginario, for violin, viola, cello, piano, and percussion instruments, 1975
- Mailenanas three pieces for piano, 1976
- El Libro de los Espejos, for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, and percussion, 1976
- Seis Imágenes Mágicas, for flute, clarinet, cello, and percussion, 1978
- Presencias, a trio for flute, violin, and piano, 1980
- Navegante for piano and six percussionists, 1983
- Nao for wind quintet (five wind instruments), 1983
- Ecos por Tupac a trio for flute, bass clarinet, and cello, 1984
- Las Aguas de la Luz for two flutes, bass clarinet, violin, and cello, 1989
- Saltos Transparentes for piano, 1990
- Music for the film Taumanía, 1987
See also
In Spanish: María Teresa Luengo para niños
