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Mariana Villanueva was born in Mexico. She studied composition at the National Music Conservatory in Mexico, studying under [[Mario Lavista]], [[Fredrico Ibarra]], [[Julio Estrada]] and [[Daniel Catan]]. She received a bachelor's and master's degree from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], studying under [[Leonardo Balada]] and [[Lucas Foss]], and a doctorate in music history from Autonomous Metropolitan University. She teaches at the Center for the Arts in [[Morelos]], [[Mexico]], and has received awards including a 1999 [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] for music composition.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.cenart.gob.mx/centros/cenidim/eventos/mariana_villanueva.htm|accessdate=14 October 2010|title=Series of Talks, the composers and their music}}</ref> |
Mariana Villanueva was born in Mexico. She studied composition at the National Music Conservatory in Mexico, studying under [[Mario Lavista]], [[Fredrico Ibarra]], [[Julio Estrada]] and [[Daniel Catan]]. She received a bachelor's and master's degree from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], studying under [[Leonardo Balada]] and [[Lucas Foss]], and a doctorate in music history from Autonomous Metropolitan University. She teaches at the Center for the Arts in [[Morelos]], [[Mexico]], and has received awards including a 1999 [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] for music composition.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.cenart.gob.mx/centros/cenidim/eventos/mariana_villanueva.htm|accessdate=14 October 2010|title=Series of Talks, the composers and their music}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OXKBKRqJ_ZoC&pg=PA330&dq=Mariana+Villanueva&hl=en&ei=TpTcTLneHcP48Aaq37T4CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Mariana%20Villanueva&f=false|title=Musical voices of early modern women: many-headed melodies|author=LaMay, Thomasin K. |date=2005|accessdate=11 November 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:13, 12 November 2010
Mariana Villanueva (born 1964) is a Mexican music educator and composer.
Biography
Mariana Villanueva was born in Mexico. She studied composition at the National Music Conservatory in Mexico, studying under Mario Lavista, Fredrico Ibarra, Julio Estrada and Daniel Catan. She received a bachelor's and master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, studying under Leonardo Balada and Lucas Foss, and a doctorate in music history from Autonomous Metropolitan University. She teaches at the Center for the Arts in Morelos, Mexico, and has received awards including a 1999 Guggenheim Fellowship for music composition.[1][2]
Works
Villanueve has composed for solo instruments, musical theater, chamber ensemble and symphony orchestra. Selected works include:
- Cantar de un alma ausente for solo clarinet (1986)
- Antigone mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass, chorus and piano (1991)
- Anabacoa for symphony orchestra (1992)
- Lamentations for violin, cello and piano (1993)
- Santo Luzbel for bass and orchestra (1994)
- Anamesis for clarinet and string quartet (1996)
- Made of clay and breath for soprano, horn in F, viola and harp (2002)
- Taliesin for violin and orchestra (2003)[1]
Her work has been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Clarinete Solo: México Vol. 2, Javier Vinasco, Cero Records, 2009
References
- ^ a b "Series of Talks, the composers and their music". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ LaMay, Thomasin K. (2005). Musical voices of early modern women: many-headed melodies. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
