Solange Ancona
Solange Ancona (born 14 August 1943 in Paris – November 29, 2019) was a French composer.
Solange Ancona
- Full name
- Solange Renée Claude Ancona.
- Born
- 1943 · 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 2019 · Rueil-Malmaison.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · music educator · musician
- Movements
- classical music
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Biography
Ancona studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de Paris under Olivier Messiaen and Giacinto Scelsi. She resided at the Villa Medici between 1973 and 1975. After completing her studies, Ancona took a position teaching musical analysis and composition at the Conservatoire Régional de Versailles, where she remained for over thirty years. Noted students include French composer François Paris, cellist Florian Lauridon and French composer and pianist Benoît Delbecq.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Ancona died on November 29, 2019. Following her death, Ancona's neighbors rallied together to preserve her invaluable archives, particularly her musical scores. Their efforts were successful, and in 2021, her archives were relocated to the Hector Berlioz Museum media library, ensuring the preservation and accessibility of her musical works.
Works
Works
Selected works include: • Slantze III for soprano and orchestra (text by Dante) • Thama for solo cello (created by Florian Lauridon) • Resonanz classical guitar 10-string (created by Sebastian Vaumoron) • Aïvantcha musical theater (text by Dante) • Fidélité, inspired by a poem by Louis Valensi
Life and career
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Life and career
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1943
Solange Ancona born at 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
2019
Solange Ancona died at Rueil-Malmaison.
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3rd arrondissement of Paris.
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Rueil-Malmaison.
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Discography
Releases: • Snaïa/Proslambanomenos/Anschlag/Sonate Pour Flutes Alto Et Harpes (LP) Point-Radiant 1971 • La Journée De L'Existence (CD, Album)
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- 1.International Biographical Centre. International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory: In the classical and light-classical fields. 13. 2000. 978-0-948875-53-3.
- 2.Nonken, Marilyn. The Spectral Piano: From Liszt, Scriabin, and Debussy to the Digital Age. Cambridge University Press. 72. 2014-03-13. 978-1-107-01854-9.
- 3.Sadie, Julie Anne. The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. 1994. 9780393034875.
- 4.Solange Ancona.
- 5.Hommage à Solange Ancona (1943-2019). www.conservatoiredeparis.fr.
- 6.à 18h05, Par Laurent Mauron Le 15 juillet 2020. Versailles : ses voisins veulent sauver le patrimoine de la compositrice Solange Ancona. leparisien.fr. 2020-07-15.
- 7.Hommage à Solange Ancona CNSMDP - Médiathèque et archives. mediatheque.cnsmdp.fr.
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Solange Ancona is recorded as composer, music educator and musician. Recorded at birth as Solange Renée Claude Ancona.
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