Carmela Mackenna
Carmela Mackenna Subercaseaux (1879–1962) was a Chilean pianist and composer. Born in Santiago, to Alberto Mackenna Astorga and Carmela Subercaseaux, she was the great-granddaughter of Chilean hero Juan Mackenna and aunt of composer Alfonso Leng.[1][2] She studied music theory with in Santiago and continued her studies in piano and composition with Conrad Ansorge and Hans Mersmann in Berlin. in 1934 she made her debut as a composer in Berlin with Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.[3]
She was successful as both a pianist and composer in Europe, and is identified with expressionist style. In 1936 she won an award for her Mass for Mixed Chorus a Cappella in the International Competition of Church Music held in Frankfurt. The mass was performed by the choir of the Munich Frauenkirche Cathedral in Munich.[4]
Works[]
Selected works include:
- Concerto for piano and orchestra (1934)
- Trio for Strings
- Variations and Prelude for solo piano
- Mass for mixed chorus a cappella
- Violin Sonata[5]
References[]
- ^ "Carmela Mackenna Subercaseaux (1879-1962)".
- ^ "GENEALOGIA DE LA FAMILIA MACKENNA".
- ^ Slonimesky, Nicolas (1972). Music of Latin America.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Apel, Paul Hermann (1958). Music of the Americas, North and South. New York, Vantage Press.
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