Giulia Recli (1890 – 19 December 1970) was an Italian composer and

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. She won first and second prizes at musical competitions in New York, and her works ''Chimes at Sunrise'' and ''Nicolette s'Endorte'' were performed by the

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. A concert of her work alongside that of three other women composers was performed in a symphony concert in Rome in 1965. Her music was also acclaimed in Germany. Recli was awarded the title Cavaliere Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana.

Life

Born in

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, Recli's mother was a pianist and she grew up in a musical household. Recli was a student under

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and

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, learning piano, composition and singing. She was awarded first and second prizes at New York musical competitions. Recli's works were introduced to American audiences by

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. In 1926, at a

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, Recli's ''Chimes at Sunrise'' was performed. In 1931, Recli's ''Nicolette s'Endorte'', described by ''

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'' as a "graceful lullaby", was performed at the Metropolitan Opera by Mario Vitetta (solo violin) in a concert devoted to the French Tenor

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. In 1965 a concert of her work and three other female composers was performed in Rome at an

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symphony concert, conducted by pioneering woman Italian conductor Erminia Romano. The other composers were Sandra Caratelli Surace,

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of Canada, and Claude Arrieu of France. Cohen describes her as the first Italian woman to have her music acclaimed in Germany. She was awarded the title Cavaliere Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Recli, Giulia 1890 births 1970 deaths Composers from Milan 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century Italian women composers