| Liana Alexandra (1947 - 2011) Roumanie, Bucarest Liana Alexandra Composer Born: May 27, 1947, Bucharest, Romania Married to Serban Nichifor, composer: http://www.free-scores.com/partitions_gratuites_serbannichifor.htm
Studies
1965-1971 - "Ciprian Porumbescu" University of Music, Bucharest, Composition Department. Awarded the special scholarship "George Enescu"
1974, 1978, 1980, 1984 - international courses of composition at Darmstadt, West Germany
1983 - an USIA stipendium in USA
PhD in Musicology
AT PRESENT: Master in music; Professor at the National University of Music of Bucharest, (teaching composition, orchestration and musical analyses), Member of Duo Intermedia and co-director of the NUOVA MUSICA CONSONANTE-LIVING MUSIC FOUNDATION INC.(U.S.A) Festival, with Serban Nichifor
Selected Works
Symphonic, vocal-symphonic and concert music, music for opera
Symphony I (1971)
Cantata for women's choir and orchestra (verses by Lucian Blaga, 1971
Valences, symphonic movement, 1973
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, 1974
Cantata II for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (verses by Lucian Blaga, 1977
Cantata III ,Country-land, country-idea for women's chorus and orchestra, verses by Nichita
Stanescu, 1977
Symphony II Hymns, 1978
Opera for children The Snow Queen after a story by Hans Ch. Andersen, 1978
Concerto for flute, viola and chamber orchestra, 1980
Symphony V (1985-1986)
Symphony VI (1988-1989)
Symphonic poem Ierusalem (1990)
Concerto for string orchestra (1991)
Concerto for piano for four hands and orchestra (1993)
Chamber opera Chant d'amour de la Dame à la Licorne (verses by Etienne de Sadeleer(1995)
Symphony VIII (1995-1996)
Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1997)
Pastorale for wind orchestra (1999)
Chamber music
Sonata for flute solo (1973)
Music for clarinet, harp and percussion (1972)
Lyric Sequence for clarinet, trumpet and piano (1974)
Two sequences for soprano and chamber orchestra (1976)
Collages for brass quintet (1977)
Incantations II for violin, viola, cello and piano (1978)
Consonances I for 4 trombones (1978)
Consonances II for clarinet and piano (1979)
Consonances III for organ solo (1979)
Consonances V for organ solo (1980)
Images interrupted for wood wind quintet (1983)
Cadenza for violin (1983)
Pastorale for bas, clarinet and piano (1984)
Allegro veloce e caratteristico for organ (1985)
Sonata for six hors (1986)
Larghetto for string chamber orchestra (1988)
Intersections - sonata for horn and piano (1989)
Music for Het Trio (1990)
Atre for fl. Cl. Fg. (1991)
Cadenza III for piano (1992)
Sonata for piano (1993)
Fantasy for violoncello and piano (1994)
Poem for Romania, Poem for Madona from Neamt for soprano and piano (verses by Eugen Van Itterbeek (1994)
Consonances VI for blockflote quartet (1997)
Five movements for violoncello and piano (1997)
Consonances VII for harp solo (1998)
Parallel musics for saxophone, violocello and piano (2001)
Incantations III for violoncello and tape (2002)
Published Works at:
Musical Publishing House, Bucharest
Modern Publishing House, Munchen
Furore Publishing House, Kassel
Edition Score-On-Line (France)
Works played and recorded in:
Romania, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Israel, U.S.A., Sweden, Czech Republic, Spain, Canada and so on, at important national and international festivals
Affiliations
Member of the Union of Romanian Composers
Member of the International Society Frau und Musik, Germany
Member of GEMA, Germany
First Vice-President of the Cultural Association Romania-Israel (ACPRI)
Member in GOOD STANDING of the Research Board of Advisors, American Biographical Institute, USA
Member of the Professional Women's Advisory Board, USA
Member of the European Conference for Promoters of New Music (see Nuova Musica Consonante)
Member of Living Music Foundation Inc., USA
Prizes and Awards
1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988 - Prize of the Union of Romanian Composers
1979 - Gaudeamus Prize
1979 - First Prize Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden
1980 - Prize of Romanian Academy
1980 - Gaudeamus Prize
1982, 1983 - Diploma from the Who's Who in the World Dictionary, USA
1989 - Second Prize, Mannheim-Gedock, Germany
1986 - Prize of Beer-Sheva, Israel
1991 - Third Prize Fanny Mendelssohn, Dortmund-Unna, Germany
1992 - Prize Gaudeamus, Amsterdam, Holland
1992 - Composition Prize, Magadino, Switzerland
1993 - ISCM Prize, Mexico
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Woman of the Year, USA
1997, 1998 - Woman of the Year, Great Britain
1997 - Prize ACMEOR, Bucharest
1997 - Prize ACMEOR, Tel-Aviv
2000 - International Commendation of Success, USA
2000 - The 20th Century, USA
2001 - International Personality of the Year 2001, Great Britain
2001 - Researcher of the Year 2001, American Biographical Institute, USA
2002 - Woman of the Year 2002, American Biographical Institute, USA
2006-2009 - 4 distinctions "Open Work" at the International Festival "Synthesis" organized by the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music (IMEB), Bourges (France) - for "Fontaines" (2006), "Melody on Orange Fiddle" (2007), "Consonant Revolution" (2008) and "Rhythms In Evolution" (2009)
Sites:
www.geocities.com/lianaalexandra/classic_blue.html
http://www.myspace.com/lianaalexandramoraru
www.geocities.com/novacons2001/classic_blue.html
http://www.romania-on-line.net/whoswho/AlexandraLiana.htm
http://www.mozart.co.uk/mzusers/examples.htm
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1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988 - Prize of the Union of Romanian Composers
1979 - Gaudeamus Prize , Amsterdam, Holland
1979 - First Prize Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden
1980 - Prize of Romanian Academy
1980 - Gaudeamus Prize, Amsterdam, Holland
1982, 1983 - Diploma from the Who's Who in the World Dictionary, USA
1989 - Second Prize, Mannheim-Gedock, Germany
1986 - Prize of Beer-Sheva, Israel
1991 - Third Prize Fanny Mendelssohn, Dortmund-Unna, Germany
1992 - Composition Prize, Magadino, Switzerland
1993 - ISCM Prize, Mexico
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Woman of the Year, USA
1997, 1998 - Woman of the Year, Great Britain
1997 - Prize ACMEOR, Bucharest
1997 - Prize ACMEOR, Tel-Aviv
2000 - International Commendation of Success, USA
2000 - The 20th Century, USA
2001 - International Personality of the Year 2001, Great Britain
2001 - Researcher of the Year 2001, American Biographical Institute, USA
2002 - Woman of the Year 2002, American Biographical Institute, USA
2006-2009: 4 distinctions "Open Work" at the International Festival "Synthesis" organized by the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music (IMEB), Bourges (France) - for "Fontaines" (2006), "Melody on Orange Fiddle" (2007), "Consonant Revolution" (2008) and "Rhythms In Evolution" (2009)
"LIANA ALEXANDRA is regarded as the leading Romanian composer of her generation. Her compositional vocabulary is wide, ranging from cluster and aleatoric technique to broad lyric melody based on folk elements from her native culture." - Grey Youtz . The Michigan University
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