Concerto Números Um e Dois Para Piano e Orquestra, composições
Clarisse Leite Dias Baptista (January 11, 1917 – May 11, 2003) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and music educator. She was born in São Paulo and studied in São Paulo and France. After completing her studies, she worked as a professor of music at Academia Internacional, Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]
Leite composed for orchestra, chamber, piano and vocal performance. She was known for compositions based on Brazilian folklore. Selected works include:
Suite Nordestina (1971) including 1) Baticum, 2) Prece por Maria Bonita (A Prayer to Maria Bonita) and 3) Jacunços (Gunmen)
Duo concertante no. 1 for pianos
- Feche os olhinhos que o soninho vem (Close your eyes and the sleep will come) (berceuse) for piano solo
- Dança dos esquilos (dance of the squirrels)(maxi-slide) for piano solo
- Vendaval (gale) (Fantasia) for piano solo
- Yoga - (Espumas flutuantes) (Yoga - floating foams) for piano solo
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
Brasileira: Piano Music by Brazilian Women, 2004, Centaur Records
References
^Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
^Lorenz, Ricardo; Hernández, Luis R. (1995). Scores and recordings at the Indiana University Latin American. Indiana University, Bloomington. Latin American Music Center.
