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Violeta Dinescu
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Violeta Dinescu (2005)
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| Born | 13 July 1953 |
| Alma mater | Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory |
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| Organization | University of Oldenburg |
Violeta Dinescu was born on July 13, 1953. She is a talented Romanian composer, a person who writes music. She also plays the piano and teaches at a university. Since 1982, she has lived in Germany. From 1986, she has been a professor at the University of Oldenburg. She teaches students how to write music.
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Early Life and Music Studies
Violeta Dinescu was born in Bucharest, Romania. She started studying music in 1972. She went to the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory. There, she learned how to compose music with her teacher, Myriam Marbe.
In 1978, she earned her master's degree. She did very well in her studies. She also received special diplomas in composing, playing the piano, and teaching. After finishing her studies, she began teaching at the George Enescu Music School in Bucharest. She taught subjects like music history, how music sounds (aesthetics), and how to play the piano.
Moving to Germany and Operas
In 1982, Violeta Dinescu moved to West Germany. She started writing operas, which are plays where the story is sung with music. Her first opera was called Hunger und Durst. It was first performed in 1986 in Freiburg.
She wrote a children's opera in 1986 called Der 35. Mai. This opera was based on a famous book by Erich Kästner. Another opera, Eréndira, was created in 1992. It was shown at a big music festival in Munich. In 1994, she wrote Schachnovelle, based on a story by Stefan Zweig. Her operas have been performed in important opera houses. For example, Der 35. Mai was performed in Hamburg in 2004.
Teaching and Music Work
Since 1986, Violeta Dinescu has taught at several music schools in Germany. These include schools in Heidelberg, Frankfurt, and Bayreuth. Since 1996, she has been a professor at the University of Oldenburg. She teaches students how to compose music there.
Every year since 1996, she has invited other composers to a special meeting called the Komponisten-Colloquium. Famous composers like Jean-Luc Darbellay and Graham Waterhouse have attended. Violeta Dinescu has also been an important member of the International Alliance of Women in Music since 1987. Her music is published by well-known companies like Verlag Dohr and Schott Music.
Musical Compositions
Violeta Dinescu is a very active composer. She has written many types of music. This includes music for orchestras, small groups of instruments (chamber music), and music for choirs and singers. She has won many awards from different countries for her work.
Some of her major works were specially requested. These include Akrostichon and L‘ORA X for orchestra. She also wrote an oratorio, which is a large musical piece for singers and orchestra, called Pfingstoratorium. She even composed music for a silent film from 1929 called Tabu. She also created music for ballets, which are dance performances, like Der Kreisel and Effi Briest.
Selected Works
Here are some of the musical pieces Violeta Dinescu has created:
- Akanua, for piano, 1974
- Sonata, for violin or viola and piano, 1975
- In meinem Garten, for children’s chorus, 1980
- Mondnächte, for mezzo-soprano, saxophone, and percussion, 1986
- Akrostichon, for orchestra, 1983
- Der Kreisel, a ballet for orchestra, 1985
- Hunger und Durst, a chamber opera for a small orchestra, 1985
- Concerto, for voice and orchestra, 1986
- Quatrain, for female voice, 1986
- Dona nobis pacem, for mezzo-soprano and cello (with percussion), 1987
- Tabu, film music for a silent movie, for a small orchestra, 1988
- ICHTHYS, for violin, cello, and piano, 1991
- Der 35 Mai, a children’s opera for soloists, mixed voices, children’s chorus, and orchestra, 1986
- Eréndira, a chamber opera for soloists and a small orchestra, 1992
- Pfingstoratorium, for soloists, mixed chorus, and a small orchestra, 1993
- Schachnovelle, a chamber opera for soloists and a chamber group, 1994
- L'ORA X, for orchestra, 1995
- Self-Reflections I/II, for piano and live electronics, 1996–97
- Effi Briest, a ballet for orchestra, 1998
- Vortex – Wolken I, II und III, for a small orchestra, 1998
- Licht-Bruch, for accordion, 2001
- Rugá, for clarinet, double bass, and accordion, 2001
- Herzriss, a short opera for female voice and percussion, 2005
