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Irina Hasnaș

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Irina Olga Hasnaș (born 15 July 1954) is a Romanian composer.

She was born in Bucharest, Romania, and studied at the Ciprian Porumbescu Academy of Music with Ștefan Niculescu, Aurel Stroe, Alexandru Pașcanu [ro], and Nicolae Beloiu [de]. She continued her studies with composer Theodor Grigoriu [ro], and in 2000 received a doctorate in music from the Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca. After completing her studies, Hasnaș worked as a composer and an editor for Romanian National Radio. Her works have been performed internationally.[1][2]

Works

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Selected works include:

  • Concerto for Orchestra (1978)
  • Evocation, lyric poem for chamber orchestra (1980)
  • Symphony I, for orchestra (1990)
  • Metamorphose, for chamber and vocal ensemble (1978)
  • Melismas, for piano (1979)
  • Voices of Mioritza, for wind quintet (1980)
  • Polychomie, for chamber ensemble and tape (1982)
  • Evolutio I, for clarinet and string quartet (1983)
  • Evolutio II, for trio – oboe, cello, and piano (1985)
  • Evolutio III, for string quartet (1988)
  • Monodie, for solo bassoon (1989)
  • Games, for solo cello (1993)
  • Inner Voices, for wind quintet (1994)
  • Endless Column, for solo flute (1996)
  • The Musical Box, for trio – clarinet, piano, and violin (2000)
  • The Rooster, The light announcer, for bassclarinet, clarinet, alto, violin, piano, and percussion (2005)
  • Dance, for bassoon and violin (2009)
  • A Possible Valse, for solo bassoon (2010)
  • Romania, poem for chorus on the lignes of Ioan Alexandru (1981)
  • The Earth, cycle of four songs for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello, percussion, and tape on the lignes of Ion Barbu (1983)
  • The Time, cycle of four songs for soprano or tenor, violin, alto and cello on the lignes of Nichita Stănescu (1983)
  • Metamorphose, cycle of five songs for soprano and piano on the lignes of Nichita Stănescu (1990)[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kay, Ernest (1994). The world who's who of women.
  2. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The New Grove dictionary of women composers.
  3. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.