Hilda Dianda
Encyclopedia
Hilda Fanny Dianda is an Argentine composer, musicologist, music educator, conductor and music writer.
, Argentina
. She began her musical studies with Honorio Siccardi in Buenos Aires
and continued with Gian Francesco Malipiero
in Venice
. She also studied with Hermann Scherchen
in Europe, and in 1958 moved to France where she was influenced by the "Musical Research Group" (GRMC) of French radio, directed by Pierre Schaeffer
. She took a phonology
research position with Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI
) where she also worked in electronic music. From 1960 to 1962 she participated in the International Courses of New Music in Darmstadt
, Germany
.
In 1966 she worked in the Electronic Music Lab at the San Fernando Valley California State College, Northridge
, in the United States. From 1967 to 1971 she taught at the School of Arts of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. As a musicologist, Dianda published professional articles on contemporary music in a number of journals and magazines.
Life
Hilda Dianda was born in CórdobaCórdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. She began her musical studies with Honorio Siccardi in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and continued with Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero was an Italian composer, musicologist, music teacher and editor.-Early years:Born in Venice into an aristocratic family, the grandson of the opera composer Francesco Malipiero, Gian Francesco Malipiero was prevented by family troubles from pursuing his musical education in...
in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. She also studied with Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen was a German conductor.-Life:Scherchen was originally a violist and played among the violas of the Bluthner Orchestra of Berlin while still in his teens...
in Europe, and in 1958 moved to France where she was influenced by the "Musical Research Group" (GRMC) of French radio, directed by Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Henri Marie Schaeffer was a French composer, writer, broadcaster, engineer, musicologist and acoustician of the 20th century. His innovative work in both the sciences —particularly communications and acoustics— and the various arts of music, literature and radio presentation after the end...
. She took a phonology
Phonology
Phonology is, broadly speaking, the subdiscipline of linguistics concerned with the sounds of language. That is, it is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use...
research position with Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
) where she also worked in electronic music. From 1960 to 1962 she participated in the International Courses of New Music in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
In 1966 she worked in the Electronic Music Lab at the San Fernando Valley California State College, Northridge
Northridge
Northridge is the name of some places in the United States of America:*Northridge, Los Angeles, California, a community in California's San Fernando Valley** California State University, Northridge** The Northridge earthquake of 1994...
, in the United States. From 1967 to 1971 she taught at the School of Arts of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. As a musicologist, Dianda published professional articles on contemporary music in a number of journals and magazines.
Honors and awards
- 1964 Medal of Cultural Merit, Italy
- 1980 Caballero en la Orden de las Palmas Académicas, France
Works
Dianda composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble and electronic production. Selected works include:- 1959 Dos Estudios en Oposición
- 1964 A 7 for cello and tape
- 1975-1976 … Después el silencio …
- 1984 Encantamientos for synclavier digital synthesizer