Monica Witni facts for kids
Monica Witni, born on May 6, 1930, is an American musician and writer. She is known as a composer, pianist, playwright, and a double bass player. She was born in Fairfax, Minnesota.
Monica started playing piano when she was six years old. She learned from a teacher named Jose Eschniz. Later, she earned special scholarships to study the double bass. She attended Southern Illinois University and Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.
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Monica Witni's Career
Monica Witni worked as a teacher for a short time. She also played the double bass in a jazz trio. She even performed with the famous Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. In 1953, she married James Cassin. She published her music using different names. These names included Monica Witni, Monica Witni Cassin, and a pen name, Mirriam Bowden Henningfeld.
Musical Works
Monica Witni has written many different types of musical pieces.
Ballet
- Zarea and the Purple Rainbow (1968)
Chamber Music
Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments.
- Dimensions in Rhythm (for viola)
- March, Fantasia, and Fugue (for organ)
- Modal Etude (for viola; 1948)
- String Quartet in e minor (1969)
- Summer Holiday (for viola)
- Sweet One (for viola)
- Twilight Serenade (for viola)
Electronic Music
- Tapestry (for English horn, harp, celeste, vibraphone, and double bass)
Musical Theatre
- Wizard (1964)
Opera
An opera is a play where the story is told mostly through singing.
- Children of the Sun (three acts; 1975)
- Dark of Summer (one act; 1967)
- El Pope (one act; 1950)
Orchestra Music
Orchestra music is written for a large group of instruments.
- Organ Concerto in c minor (1948)
- Piano Concerto in f minor
- Rhapsody Petite (for oboe and string orchestra)
- Symphony #1 (1947)
- Symphony #2 (1956)
- Symphony #5
- Tambores Subsurrantes
- Viola Concerto in c minor
Plays
- Black Camellia
- One of Us is Missing
Songs
- "I've Got to Face the Future" (with Jack Gould)
