Geraldine Mucha
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Geraldine Mucha née Thomsen (b. 5 July 1917) is a Scottish
composer of Orcadian descent. She was born in London
and studied music with her father. Later she studied composition with Benjamin Dale
and Allan Bush at the Royal Academy of Music
. She married Czech writer Jiri Mucha
(son of Alphonse Mucha) and had a son in 1948. After 1945 she lived in Prague
.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
composer of Orcadian descent. She was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and studied music with her father. Later she studied composition with Benjamin Dale
Benjamin Dale
Benjamin James Dale was an English composer and academic who had a long association with the Royal Academy of Music. Dale showed compositional talent from an early age and went on to write a small but notable corpus of works...
and Allan Bush at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
. She married Czech writer Jiri Mucha
Jirí Mucha
Jiří Mucha was a Czech journalist, writer, screenwriter, author of autobiographical novels and studies of the works of his father, the Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha.- Life :...
(son of Alphonse Mucha) and had a son in 1948. After 1945 she lived in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
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Works
Selected works include:- Nausica, ballet, 1942
- Macbeth, ballet, 1965
- Fantasy, 1946
- Pictures from Sumava symphonic suite, 1952
- Piano Concerto, 1960
- Carmina Orcadiana, 1960?
- The Tempest overture for orchestra, 1964
- String quartets, 1941, 1962, 1988
- Parting and Teasing, for piano 1942
- Sonatina for Viola, 1945
- Sonatas for violin and piano, 1947, 1961
- Piano pieces for children, 1953
- 16 Variations on a Scottish Folksong, for piano 1957
- Sea Scenes, for violin and piano 1958
- Nonet, 1959, 1982
- Sonnets from Shakespeare for speaker, flute, and harp, 1961
- Song of Songs for speaker, flute, and harp, 1963
- Serenade for wind quintet, 1964
- Intermezzo for English horn and strings, 1988
- Music for harp and piano, 1990
- Epitaph (in memory of Jiri Mucha), for string quintet and oboe, 1991
- Piano Trio, 1995
- Collection of Czech and Slovak songs for baritone and piano, 1943
- Folk Lullabies, 1952
- Two Choruses for women's voices, 1956–1958
- Incantation for baritone and orchestra on lyrics by Byron, 1960
- En Los Pinares de Jucar for soprano, oboe d'amore and strings, 1975
- 3 Jersey Folksongs, for soprano, baritone, and piano, 1975
- 3 Winter Songs for soprano, baritone, and piano, 1975
- John Webster Songs for soprano and orchestra (also a version for oboe d'amore, harpsichord, and for piano, 1975–1988
- 5 canciones de Antonio Machado for soprano and 7 solo instruments, 1980s
- Sonnets of Hawthornden for soprano, oboe, and string quintet, 1990
- Epitaph for oboe and string quintet, 1991