Mira Pratesi Sulpizi (born 28 December 1923)[1] is an Italian composer[2] who is best known for her works for guitar.[3][4]

Sulpizi was born in Milan. She studied composition with Alberto Soresina[5] at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Her music is published by Casa Ricordi[6] under the names Mira Pratesi and Mira Sulpizi.[7] Her compositions include:

Chamber

  • Ballatelle (flute & guitar)[8]
  • Canzoncelle Napoletane (flute & guitar)[8]
  • Eight Medieval Songs (guitar)[9]
  • New Airs and Dances for Young Guitarists[9]
  • Organ Sonata[7]
  • Songs of Hope: Five Hebrew Songs (harp)[10]
  • Wedding Songs: Six Hebrew Melodies (harp)[10]

Piano

  • Introduzione-Aria-Finale[7]
  • Sonata Breve[7]

Vocal

  • Ancient Spanish Songs[7]
  • “Caterina Dei Corai”[6]
  • Italian Nursery Rhymes (boys’ choir, flute, guitar and percussion)[7]
  • “Lyrics” (text by Langston Hughes)[7]
  • Messa Melodica[7]
  • “Pentecost Eve”[7]
  • Three Lyrics (text by G. Azzi)[7]
  • Two Rispetti Toscani[7]

References

  1. ↑ "guitar solo". Women of the classical guitar. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Classical Guitar Composers List - Chronological". musicated.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. ↑ ANNALA, HANNU (2010-10-07). Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 978-1-60974-353-6.
  4. ↑ Guitar music by women composers : an annotated catalog. Janna MacAuslan, Kristan Aspen. Westport, Conn. 1997. ISBN 0-313-29385-6. OCLC 36589202.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ Pfitzinger, Scott (2017-03-01). Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7225-5.
  6. 1 2 "Caterina dei corai - Mira Pratesi - Score - Musica International". www.musicanet.org. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. 1 2 Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.
  9. 1 2 "Welcome to Guitarnotes - for the best of classical guitar music in print | Guitarnotes(UK) - Spanish Guitar Centre Nottingham". www.spanishguitar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  10. 1 2 I canti della speranza (5 canti ebraici): per arpa ; I canti di nozze : (6 melodie ebraiche) : per arpa, Milano: Edizioni Musicali "La Palmierama", 1988, OCLC 859573714, retrieved 2021-10-14
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