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Swiss composer

Anna Margaretha Spoerri Renfer (1896-1984) was a Swiss composer who wrote music for cello, piano, and voice.

Renfer was born in Biel/Bienne. She studied piano as a child, then attended the Bern Conservatory, the University of Bern, the Conservatory of Bienne, and studied privately in Gstaad. Her teachers included Adrian Aeschbacher, Edwin Fischer, Ernst Levy, Josef Pembauer, Hermann Scherchen, and Rudolf Serkin.

Renfer's music was published by Hug (today Gebrüder Hug & Co.) Her compositions included:

Chamber

  • Sonata in c minor (cello and piano)

Piano

  • Studies for the Left Hand

Vocal

  • 44 Songs
  • “Bridal song for High Voice”
  • Eight Songs for Soprano
  • Sacred Chants (a cappella and for chorus; text by Josef Reinhart)

References

  1. Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  2. Homuth, Donald (1994). Cello Music Since 1960: A Bibliography of Solo, Chamber & Orchestral Works for the Solo Cellist. Fallen Leaf Press. ISBN 978-0-914913-27-6.
  3. Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. 1991. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1.
  4. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  5. Patterson, Donald L. (1999). One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31179-6.
  6. Revue musicale suisse (in German). Hug & Company. 1968.
  7. "Women in music: piano music written for one hand by women composers: Part I. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  8. Revue musicale suisse (in French). Gesellschaft Schweizerische Musikzeitung. 1967.
  9. Renfer, Anna. "44 Songs". search.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  10. Das Schweizer Buch (in German). Schweizerischer Buchhändler- und Verlegerverein. 1974.
  11. Renfer, Anna. "Eight Songs for Soprano". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  12. Renfer, Anna. "Geistliche Gesänge a cappella und Choräle diverses" (PDF). www.bsb-muenchen.de. p. 158. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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