María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui

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María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui
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María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui
Born(1873-09-24)24 September 1873
Died20 October 1957(1957-10-20) (aged 84)
Madrid, Spain
Musical career
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano

María Emma de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui (24 September 1873 – 20 October 1957) was a Cuban pianist and composer who lived and worked in Spain. She was born in

Louis Diemer and Jules Massenet in Paris and with Vincent d'Indy
.

After completing her education, she worked as a composer and pianist, giving concerts with Pablo Casals. Her music was performed in Paris and in Cuba. She died in Madrid.[1][2]

Works

Selected works include:

  • Serenata Española
  • La Peregrinacion de Childe Harold
  • Poemo sinfonico
  • En el Campo de Waterloo
  • La vida de sueño, opera
  • La infancia
  • Danzas Cubanas
  • Seranata andaluza
  • Ballade guerriere ecossaise (text: Sir Walter Scott)
  • A une femme for voice and cello

She also published an essay La etica y la estitica en la obra musical.

References

  1. . Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ Cantero, Alicia Valdés; Valdés, Alicia (2005). Con música, textos y presencia de mujer.