Berthe di Vito-Delvaux
Berthe di Vito-Delvaux (17 May 1915 – 2 April 2005) was a Belgian composer.
Biography[]
Berthe di Vito-Delvaux was born in Angleur, Belgium. She studied theory with , harmony with and piano with at the Royal Academy of Music of Liège, and composition under Léon Jongen at the Brussels Royal Academy of Music.[1]
She married at eighteen, but completed her studies and then took a position teaching harmony at the Royal Academy of Music of Liège. In 1949, Berthe di Vito-Delvaux moved to Hasselt, and then in 1964 back to Angleur where she died in 2005.[2]
Awards and honors[]
Di Vito-Delvaux received honors and awards including:
- Maria Prize from the City of Liège 1938
- Prix de Rome in 1943
- Composition prize from the province of Limburg 1952
- Modeste Grétry Prize from Société d'Auteurs Belge – Belgische Auteurs Maatschappi (SABAM) in 1962
- Consecration Prize from the Province of Liège in 1978.[3]
Works[]
Di Vito-Delvaux composed ballets, opera, and theatrical works, as well as works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and instruments. Selected works include:
- Sonata for horn and piano, Op. 109
- A Jacqueline op. 157, 1985 for violin and piano
- Abandon op. 169, 1988 for mezzo-soprano and piano
- Abigaïl op. 45, 1950 opera
- Abigaïl: Air de Hugo op. 45, 1950 for tenor and piano
- Adagio op. 68, 1954 for cello and piano
- Airs à danser op. 48, 1950 for orchestra
- Airs à danser op. 49, 1951 for piano
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 60, 1955
- Amours païennes op. 24, 1943 for tenor, soprano, women's choir and orchestra
- Ariane et Bacchus/Bacchantes op. 24, 1943 for orchestra
- Au long du chemin for women's choir a cappella
- Concerto, Op. 120 1969[3]
- Grétry comic opera, Op. 137
Her compositions have been recorded and issued on CD including:
- Berthe di Vito-Delvaux (1915-2005) Chamber Music: Works for Voice and Wind Instruments, Audio CD, Quartziade
References[]
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Berthe di Vito-Delvaux (Angleur 1915 - Liege 2005)". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "VITO-DELVAUX, Berthe di". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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