Ilza Sternicka-Niekrasz

Ilza Sternicka-Niekrasz (September 20, 1898 — June 27, 1932) was a Russian/Polish pianist and composer.

Sternicka-Niekrasz was born in Saint Petersburg. She studied in Saint Petersburg Conservatory under Alexander Glazunov and Vasily Kalafati then in Warsaw Conservatory under Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński, Roman Statkowski and Karol Szymanowski.[1]

Compositions

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  • Baśń, fantasy for piano and orchestra (1927)
  • Szachy, symphonic grotesque (1931)
  • Oratorium (fragments performed in 1929 in Poznań)
  • Variations for string quartet
  • Double fugue for string quintet
  • Groteski dla dzieci for flute, clarinet and bassoon (for children)
  • Kolory, suite for piano (a fragment published in 1931)
  • Piano sonata in F minor
  • Songs for voice with piano (including Ojcze nasz, published in 1935)
  • Songs for children

References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
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