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Louise Talma
(1906–1996)
Composer
United States
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Louise Talma was a composer from the United States, best known for Alleluia in form of toccata.
Quick Facts About Louise Talma
- Born
- November 1, 1906
- Died
- August 13, 1996
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Composer
- Notable works
- Alleluia in form of toccata
About Louise Talma
Louise Juliette Talma was an American composer, academic, and pianist. After studies in New York and in France, piano with Isidor Philipp and composition with Nadia Boulanger, she focused on composition from 1935. She taught at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, and at Hunter College. Her opera The Alcestiad was the first full-scale opera by an American woman staged in Europe. She was the first woman in the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the first woman awarded the Sibelius Medal for Composition.
Biography source: Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Guggenheim Fellowship
MacDowell Fellowship
Yaddo Fellowship
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