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Rita Brondi

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Maria Rita Brondi
Born5 July 1889
Rimini
Died1 July 1941
Rome
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, writer

Maria Rita Brondi (5 July 1889 – 1 July 1941) was an Italian guitarist, lutenist, singer, composer, and music historian.

Early life

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Maria Rita Brondi was born in Rimini. She studied guitar with Luigi Mozzani, and with Francisco Tárrega;[1] she studied voice with Paolo Tosti in England. Tárrega dedicated a solo guitar composition to Brondi.[2][3]

Career

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Brondi toured in Europe as a guitarist and singer,[4] known for singing Italian regional folk songs.[5] She was also a composer of guitar works.[6] She wrote a book on the history of the guitar, titled Il liuto e la chitarra (1926), which was published in several editions through the twentieth century.[7][8] She was mentioned as a peer of Italian musicians Elisabetta Oddone [ca] (1878–1972) and Geni Sadero (also known as Eugenia Scarpa, 1886–1961),[9] though both of them outlived her. Julian Bream mentioned her as making early lute recordings, in company with Suzanne Bloch and Diana Poulton.[10]

Personal life

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Brondi died at age 51 in Rome, in 1941. Her compositions are still played and recorded, for example on a collection titled Guitar Music by Women Composers (2009), by Dutch guitarist Annette Kruisbrink.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Verdery, Benjamin (1999). Easy classical guitar recital: easy repertoire and performance tips for the beginning player. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7390-0076-2.
  2. ^ "Minuetto (a Maria Rita Brondi)". Music for Classical Guitar. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  3. ^ Bautista, Pedro (August 30, 2016). "Women in Classical Guitar". Oviatt Library. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. ^ "Nos Concerts a l'Hôtel du Journal les Modes". Le Theatre: 21. April 1908.
  5. ^ Carlucci, Alessandro (2013-09-13). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. BRILL. p. 52. ISBN 978-90-04-25639-2.
  6. ^ "Maria Rita Brondi". Sheer Pluck - Database of Contemporary Guitar Music. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  7. ^ Brondi, Maria Rita (1926). Il liuto e la chitarra: ricerche storiche sulla loro origine e sul loro sviluppo (in Italian). Torino: Fratelli Bocca. OCLC 6634832.
  8. ^ Brondi, Maria Rita (1979). Il liuto e la chitarra: ricerche storiche sulla loro origine e sul loro sviluppo (in Italian). A. Forni.
  9. ^ "La musica populare". Annali del Teatro Italiano. 1: 39. 1921 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ Kozinn, Allan (1990-03-25). "Music; Julian Bream Sets Off in a New (old) Direction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  11. ^ Guitar music by women composers. Kruisbrink, Annette., Kruisbrink, Annette. Saint-Romuald, Québec, Canada: Productions d'OZ. 2009. ISBN 978-2-89655-234-4. OCLC 549147959.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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