Susanna Nerantzi

Susanna Nerantzi (1830-1840fl. 1830-1840) was a Greek pianist and composer. It is thought that Susanna Nerantzi was born in Zakynthos, Greece. She is the earliest recorded modern Greek woman composer.^[1] She studied piano and composition in Corfu under Nikolaos Mantzaros and composed works which were published by Francesco Lucca of Milan in 1839.^[2] Some of her works are exhibited in the Music Museum of Philharmonic Society of Corfu.

Works

Selected works include:

Les souvenirs (op.26)
Fantasia sulla romanza ‘Il lago di Como’ (op.27)
Regret pour la patrie (op.28)^[2]

References

^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA345&lpg=PA345&dq=Susanna+Nerantzi&source=bl&ots=iHxusMFxr6&sig=0f2WKxDTSiNB4Wd1cleK524hyLI&hl=en&ei=voGqTLrLJoG88gad0P23Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Susanna%20Nerantzi&f=false. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Nerantzi, Susanna". http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/2021161. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

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Name	Nerantzi, Susanna
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Short description	Pianist and composer
Date of birth
Place of birth	Zakynthos, Greece
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