Ninon de Brouwer Lapeiretta
Ninón de Brouwer Lapeiretta ( Ninon Lapeiretta Pichardo de Brouwer , born January 4, 1907 in Santo Domingo , † 1989 ibid) was a Dominican composer and pianist.
Lapeiretta attended the Liceo Musical directed by José de Jesús Ravelo and attended the piano classes of Graciela Abréu , Dolores Alardo and Blanca Mieses . In the 1940s she studied composition with Enrique Casal Chapí .
In 1941 she founded the Circulo de Bellas artes , of which she was president, and in 1945 the Sociedad Dominicana de Conciertos INTARIN . Since 1953 she has directed the Dominican concert society Sociedad pro Arte , which she also founded .
Her suite arcaica for string quartet was performed and recorded on record at the BBC London in 1944 . With the Suite de danzas she won the Concurso Nacional de Música in 1963 .
Works
- Suite arcaica for string quartet, 1941
- Caprichos for wind instruments
- Abominación de la espera for voice and orchestra
- El Nacimiento de Venus , ballet
- Obertura jocosa for orchestra
- Preludio pastoral for orchestra
- Suite de danzas
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SURNAME | Brouwer Lapeiretta, Ninón de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pichardo de Brouwer, Ninon Lapeiretta |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santo Domingo |
DATE OF DEATH | 1989 |
Place of death | Santo Domingo |