Dora Cojocaru

Dora Cojocaru (born 20 August 1963 in Baia Mare) is a Romanian composer.

Cojocaru studied at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca and obtained diplomas in composition, pedagogy and piano there in 1986. After studying with Johannes Fritsch at the Hochschule für Musik Köln, she was awarded a master's degree in composition. In 1997, she obtained a Ph.D. in musicology with a thesis on György Ligeti. After publication in 1999, the work was awarded a literature prize in Romania.[1][2][3]

From 1990 to 2002, Cojocaru taught at the Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca, and from 1993 to 1995 she worked for the Westdeutscher Rundfunk. She has been living in Montreal since 2002 and teaches at McGill University.[4][5]

Work

  • Structuri for orchestra, 1985
  • Luci, soare, luci, cantata for choir and orchestra, 1986
  • Bocet pentru Manole, cantata for vocal soloists and chamber ensemble, 1987
  • Cantos ll for mezzo-soprano and clarinet, 1991
  • Vitalitate! for string orchestra, 1991
  • Poarta Soarelui for flute and percussion, 1992
  • A3 for clarinet, piano and percussion, 1992 (CD: Hungaroton, Budapest, 1998)
  • Trills, string trio, 1992
  • String Quartet No. 1, 1994
  • Riga Crypto si Lapona Enigel, Chamber Opera, 1994
  • Concertare, trombone quartet, 1995
  • Galgenlieder in der Nacht, chamber cantata after Christian Morgenstern for soprano and ensemble, 1995
  • Fragmenti for trombone solo, 1996
  • 5 Moments Efemere for wind quintet, 1996
  • String Quartet No. 2 "...esser loro Padre, Guida ed Amico! - in memoriam A. Kaercher", 1996
  • ...on revient toujours! for clarinet and ensemble, 1996
  • Refrains for clarinet solo, 1997 (CD: Computer Music Production, Cluj, 2002)
  • Qu.-Sax., Saxophone Quartet, 1997
  • Trio Violinissimo, 1998
  • Violinissimo for string ensemble, 1998
  • Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 1999
  • Dati-mi lampa lui Aladin, chamber cantata for soprano and ensemble, 1998 (CD: Computer Music Production, Cluj, 2002)
  • The other side of silence for oboe, violin, viola and cello, 2001 (CD: GunPowderTower Studio, Sibiu, 2002)
  • Concerto for oboe and strings, 2001 (CD: Sibiu, 2002)
  • Transparencies for clarinet and ensemble, 2002
  • Basel Concerto for trombone and chamber ensemble, 2002
  • De doinit for flute and harpsichord, 2003
  • Etudes oubliées, clarinets (bassoon) quartet, 2003
  • Virelais et virelangues, chamber cantata for voice and ensemble, 2003
  • Schattenspiel for oboe and cello (or clarinet), 2004
  • Clopote si orgi for organ, two organ positives and tubular bells, 2004
  • Venice for voice, flute, baroque cello and harpsichord (text after Friedrich Nietzsche), 2005

References

  1. Dona Cojocaru on last.fm/music
  2. Dora Cojocaru on nebula.wsimg.com
  3. Dora Cojocaru on Musicalics
  4. "Dora Cojocaru – composer". muzicieni.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  5. Dora Cojocaru on societateamuzicala.ro
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