Maria de Lourdes Martins
Maria de Lourdes Martins (26 May 1926 – 31 August 2009) was a Portuguese pianist and composer.
Life[]
Maria de Lourdes Martins was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the daughter of Lisbon Conservatory teacher . Martins studied at the Lisbon Conservatory with , and . She continued her studies in composition with and .[1]
After completing her studies, Martins took a position teaching at the Lisbon Conservatory. She introduced the Orff-Schulwerk system from the Salzburg Mozarteum in Portugal, and won the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Composition Award two times.[2]
Works[]
Selected works include:
- O Encoberto (1965)
- O Litoral (1971)
- Três Máscaras (Three Masks, 1984), opera
- A Donzela Guerreira (The Battling Maiden, 1995), opera
References[]
- ^ Boenke, Heidi M. (1988). Flute music by women composers: an annotated catalog.
- ^ "Maria de Lourdes Martins". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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