Celia Torrá (18 September 1889 – 16 December 1962)[1] was an Argentine composer, conductor, and violinist.[2] She was the first woman to conduct an orchestra at the Teatro Colón.[3]
Torrá was born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Rios, Argentina. Her father was her first violin teacher.[4] She later studied music with Andres Gaos, Athos Palma,[5] and Alberto Williams.[6]
In 1909, she won a National Commission of Fine Arts prize which funded her studies in Europe with Vincent d'Indy, Jenő Hubay, Zoltán Kodály, Paul Le Flem, and César Thomson.[7] She won the Royal Conservatory of Brussels' Grand Prix for violin in 1911. The Entre Rios provincial government gave her a grant to continue her studies in Europe.[8] She remained in France during World War I, where she gave benefit concerts for the Red Cross.[4]
In 1921, Torrá returned to Argentina where she was the first female conductor at the Teatro Colón.[8] In 1930, she founded and directed the Asociación Coral Femenina, which later merged with the Asociación Sinfónica Femenina.[9]
Torrá conducted both groups in over 200 concerts. In 1952, she founded a choir for the employees of Philips Argentina S.A., the first workers choir in Argentina.[4]
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Chamber
Orchestra
- Rapsodia entrerriana
- Suite en Tres Tiempos[8]
- Suite Incaica[8]
- Suite y Rapsodia Entrerriana[8]
- Tres Piezas para Arcos (string orchestra)[8]
Piano
- Sonata[11]
Vocal
- "A la patria"[12]
- "Abandono (Carmen latino")[12]
- "Alborada"[12]
- "Atardecer"[8]
- "Cacharros y ponchitos"[12]
- "Cantar de arriero" (text by Rafael Jijena Sánchez)[12]
- "Capillas"[12]
- "Changuito (Canción infantil)" (text by Adela Christensen)[12]
- Coqueando (women's chorus and piano)[8]
- "Crepuscula"r[12]
- El aguila (women's chorus and piano)[8]
- El arroyo y luna y nieve en huillapina (chorus and orchestra)[8]
- "El sauce"[12]
- "Himno a la paz"[12]
- Himno a la raza (chorus and orchestra)[8]
- "Himno del liceo"[12]
- "La campana"[12]
- "La gallina ponedora"[12]
- "La señora semana"[12]
- Las campanas (chorus; arrangement of melody by Juan Hidaldo)[8]
- "Las palomitas"[12]
- "Los amigos" [12]
- "Marcha patriótica"[12]
- "Mi reloj"[12]
- "Milonga del destino" (Text: Fernán Silva Valdés)[12]
- O María Virgo (women's chorus and organ)[8]
- "Oración a la bandera"[12]
- "Otoño"[12]
- Pampeana (male chorus)[8]
- "Primavera"[12]
- "Quisiera eternizarme"[12]
- "Seis Coplas"[12]
- Tota pulchra (women's chorus and organ)[8]
- "Vida, vidita" (Text: Rafael Jijena Sánchez)[12]
- "Visión de paz"[12]
References
- ^ Greene, Frank (1985). Composers on Record: An Index to Biographical Information on 14,000 Composers Whose Music Has Been Recorded. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1816-3.
- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music: an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ "Torrá, Celia". Donne. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Celia Torrá: la violinista que rompió barreras". miradorprovincial.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Center, Indiana University, Bloomington Latin American Music; Lorenz, Ricardo; Dirie, Gerardo (1995). Scores and Recordings at the Indiana University Latin American Music Center. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-33273-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tiemstra, Suzanne Spicer (1992). The Choral Music of Latin America: A Guide to Compositions and Research. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28208-9.
- ^ Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. 1991. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ The Music Magazine/Musical Courier. Jul 1939.
- ^ En Piragua (Torrá): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1972-10-21). Music Of Latin America. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-71188-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Celia Torrá (1884–1962) – Vocal Texts and Translations at the LiederNet Archive". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
External links
- Free scores by Celia Torrá at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Watch Torrá conduct her Rapsodia entrerriana on YouTube
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