Name Barbara Giuranna Instruments Piano | Occupation(s) composer, pianist Genres Classical, concerto Role Composer | |
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Birth name Elena Barbara Giuranna | ||
Barbara Giuranna: Adagio e allegro in concerto. Allegro
Elena Barbara Giuranna (18 November 1899 – 31 July 1998) was an Italian pianist and composer.
Contents
- Barbara Giuranna Adagio e allegro in concerto Allegro
- Barbara Giuranna Adagio e allegro in concerto Adagio
- Life
- Works
- References
Barbara Giuranna: Adagio e allegro in concerto. Adagio
Life
Barbara Giuranna was born in Palermo, Italy, and studied piano at the Palermo Conservatory with Guido Alberto Fano. She also studied composition at the Naples Conservatory with Camillo De Nardis and Antonio Savasta. She continued her education in composition at the Milan Conservatory with Giorgio Federico Ghedini.
After completing her studies, Giuranna taught at the Rome Conservatory from 1937 to 1970 and worked as an editor of 18th-century music. She was a music consultant to RAI in Rome from 1948 to 1956, and was elected a member of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in 1982. She died in Rome.
Works
Giuranna composed works for stage, orchestra, chamber ensemble, chorus, violin, and piano. Giuranna also published arrangements of 18th-century music including Paisiello, Vivaldi and Cimarosa. Selected works include: