Anna Renfer

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Anna Margaretha Spoerri Renfer (1896-1984) was a Swiss composer [1] who wrote music for cello, piano, and voice. [2]

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Renfer was born in Biel/Bienne. She studied piano as a child, then attended the Bern Conservatory, [3] the University of Bern, the Conservatory of Bienne, and studied privately in Gstaad. Her teachers included Adrian Aeschbacher, Edwin Fischer, Ernst Levy, Josef Pembauer, Hermann Scherchen, and Rudolf Serkin. [4]

Renfer's music was published by Hug (today Gebrüder Hug & Co.) [5] Her compositions included:

Chamber

Piano

Vocal

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Homuth, Donald (1994). Cello Music Since 1960: A Bibliography of Solo, Chamber & Orchestral Works for the Solo Cellist. Fallen Leaf Press. ISBN   978-0-914913-27-6.
  3. ↑ Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. 1991. ISBN   978-0-313-26802-1.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN   978-0-9617485-1-7.
  5. ↑ Patterson, Donald L. (1999). One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-313-31179-6.
  6. ↑ Revue musicale suisse (in German). Hug & Company. 1968.
  7. ↑ "Women in music: piano music written for one hand by women composers: Part I. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  8. ↑ Revue musicale suisse (in French). Gesellschaft Schweizerische Musikzeitung. 1967.
  9. ↑ Renfer, Anna. "44 Songs". search.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  10. ↑ Das Schweizer Buch (in German). Schweizerischer Buchhändler- und Verlegerverein. 1974.
  11. ↑ Renfer, Anna. "Eight Songs for Soprano". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  12. ↑ Renfer, Anna. "Geistliche Gesänge a cappella und Choräle diverses" (PDF). www.bsb-muenchen.de. p. 158. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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