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Turkish composer

Composer and pianist Antonietta Gambara Untersteiner (1846 – 27 May 1896) was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, but lived in Italy most of her life.

Untersteiner studied music at the Milan Conservatory from 1874 to 1876 and graduated with a prize. Milan Conservatory director Antonio Bazzini questioned whether to admit female students, but noted in a letter to Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella director Giuseppe Martucci that the only candidate worthy of admission in 1874 was Untersteiner.

Compositions

Untersteiner's music was published by Casa Ricordi. Her compositions include:

Orchestra
  • God and Satan (symphonic poem; also arranged for two pianos)
Piano
  • God and Satan (two pianos)
Theatre
  • Sul Baltico (On the Baltic)
Vocal
  • songs in French and Italian

References

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  2. Almanacco italiano (in Italian). Bemporad-Marzocco. 1896.
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  9. L'Illustrazione italiana (in Italian). Editore Garzanti. 1884.
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