Geraldine Mucha

Geraldine Mucha née Thomsen (b. 5 July 1917) is a Scottish composer of Orcadian descent. She was born in London and studied music with her father. Later she studied composition with Benjamin Dale and Allan Bush at the Royal Academy of Music. She married Czech writer Jiri Mucha (son of Alphonse Mucha) and had a son in 1948. After 1945 she lived in Prague.^[1]^[2]

Works

Selected works include:

Nausica, ballet, 1942
Macbeth, ballet, 1965
Fantasy, 1946
Pictures from Sumava symphonic suite, 1952
Piano Concerto, 1960
Carmina Orcadiana, 1960?
The Tempest overture for orchestra, 1964
String quartets, 1941, 1962, 1988
Parting and Teasing, for piano 1942
Sonatina for Viola, 1945
Sonatas for violin and piano, 1947, 1961
Piano pieces for children, 1953
16 Variations on a Scottish Folksong, for piano 1957
Sea Scenes, for violin and piano 1958
Nonet, 1959, 1982
Sonnets from Shakespeare for speaker, flute, and harp, 1961
Song of Songs for speaker, flute, and harp, 1963
Serenade for wind quintet, 1964
Intermezzo for English horn and strings, 1988
Music for harp and piano, 1990
Epitaph (in memory of Jiri Mucha), for string quintet and oboe, 1991
Piano Trio, 1995
Collection of Czech and Slovak songs for baritone and piano, 1943
Folk Lullabies, 1952
Two Choruses for women's voices, 1956–1958
Incantation for baritone and orchestra on lyrics by Byron, 1960
En Los Pinares de Jucar for soprano, oboe d'amore and strings, 1975
3 Jersey Folksongs, for soprano, baritone, and piano, 1975
3 Winter Songs for soprano, baritone, and piano, 1975
John Webster Songs for soprano and orchestra (also a version for oboe d'amore, harpsichord, and for piano, 1975–1988
5 canciones de Antonio Machado for soprano and 7 solo instruments, 1980s
Sonnets of Hawthornden for soprano, oboe, and string quintet, 1990
Epitaph for oboe and string quintet, 1991^[3]