Dora Cojocaru Explained

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 the prize of the Romanian Composers' Union.^{[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 different music institutions.^{[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

Notes and References

1. https://www.last.fm/music/Dora+Cojocaru Dona Cojocaru
2. https://nebula.wsimg.com/f3f3020213a3f140eb38d393c6fe3b7c?AccessKeyId=CC893D533EF169623E0E&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Dora Cojocaru
3. https://musicalics.com/fr/compositeur/Dora-Cojocaru Dora Cojocaru
4. Web site: Dora Cojocaru – composer . muzicieni.cimec.ro. 2020-09-13.
5. https://www.societateamuzicala.ro/societateaculturala/dora-cojocaru Dora Cojocaru