Nelly Moretto

Nelly Moretto (20 September 1925 – 24 November 1978) was an Argentine composer and pianist.

She was born in Rosario, Argentina, and studied at the National Conservatory and the Torcuato di Tella Institute in Buenos Aires, and at the University of Illinois. She worked for a time at the electronic studio Estudio de Fonología Musical (EFM) at the University of Buenos Aires.^[1][2] She died in Buenos Aires.

Works

Selected works include:

• Composición 9a for two instrumental groups, tape, dance and lights, 1965
• Composición 9b for tape, 1966
• Coribattenti for string quartet and tape, 1967
• Composición No.13: In Memorian J. C. Paz for trumpet and tape, 1972
• Composición No.14: Bah! le dije al tiempo for violin, trumpet, piano and tape, 1974/1975^[3]

References

1. ^ 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=PA335&dq=Nelly+Moretto+(1925%E2%80%931978)&hl=en&ei=eZ8nTaWRIcL58AaSutDtAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Nelly%20Moretto%20(1925%E2%80%931978)&f=false. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
2. ^ Boenke, Heidi M. (1988). Flute music by women composers: an annotated catalog - Google Books Result. 
3. ^ "Nelly Moretto". http://portal.unesco.org/culture/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=15985&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Moretto, Nelly
Alternative names
Short description	Composer and pianist
Date of birth	20 September 1925
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Date of death	24 November 1978
Place of death