Ludmila Ulehla
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Ludmila Ulehla was an American
composer
and music educator.
, New York
. She began the study of piano and violin very early and wrote short compositions at the age of five. Later she studied composition under Vittorio Giannini
at the Manhattan School of Music
and was awarded a Masters degree. Ulehla took a position on the faculty of the same school in 1947, and was Chair of the Composition Department from 1972 to 1989.
Ulehla was named Outstanding Educator in Who’s Who of American Women, and has received ASCAP awards. She wrote a book entitled Contemporary Harmony – Romanticism Through the 12-Tome Row which was published by Advance Music.
United States
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and music educator.
Biography
Ludmila Ulehla was born in Flushing, QueensFlushing, Queens
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, New York
New York
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. She began the study of piano and violin very early and wrote short compositions at the age of five. Later she studied composition under Vittorio Giannini
Vittorio Giannini
Vittorio Giannini was a neoromantic American composer of operas, songs, symphonies, and band works.-Life and work:...
at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
and was awarded a Masters degree. Ulehla took a position on the faculty of the same school in 1947, and was Chair of the Composition Department from 1972 to 1989.
Ulehla was named Outstanding Educator in Who’s Who of American Women, and has received ASCAP awards. She wrote a book entitled Contemporary Harmony – Romanticism Through the 12-Tome Row which was published by Advance Music.
Works
Ulehla's compositions were primarily for solo and chamber ensembles. Selected works include:- Elegy for a Whale
- Gargoyles for Hindell
- Michelangelo for Orchestra
- Remembrances for Heifetz
- Unrolling a Chinese Scroll
- Sybil of the American Revolution, chamber opera, 1993
- Undersea Fantasy for Orchestra, 1999
- Sonata for Improvisation for clarinet, soprano saxophone and piano.