Teresa Seneke Explained

Teresa Seneke (1848 – November 1875)^[1] was an Italian composer^[2] who is best known for her opera Le Due Amiche (The Two Friends).^[3]

Biography

Seneke was born in Chieti^[4] and died at age 27 in Rome.^[5] Little is known about her education or personal life. Le Due Amiche premiered in Rome at the Teatro Argentina^[6] in 1869, when Seneke was only 21. In addition to this opera, she composed vocal,^[7] piano, and dance music.^[8] Her compositions were originally published by Olivieri^[9] and more recently by Alfred Music.^[10]

Works

Seneke's compositions include:

Opera

• Le Due Amiche (libretto by Carlo D'Ormeville)^[11]

Songs

• "Ad Una Giovinetta"
• " 'Addio"
• "Danze"^[12]
• "Il Disinganno"
• "Il Lamento"
• "Il Mio Destino"
• "Il Pensiero Dominante"
• "La Preghiera"
• "Melodie"
• "Oltre la Tomba"
• "Rimembranze di Roma"
• "S'io T'amo?"
• "Stornelli"
• "Una Corona di Fiori"

Notes and References

1. Book: McVicker, Mary F. . Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century . 2016-08-09 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-9513-9.
2. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography . 1993 . Scarecrow Press . Don A. Hennessee . 0-8108-2769-7 . 2nd . Metuchen, New Jersey. 28889156.
3. Book: Cohen, Aaron I. . International Encyclopedia of Women Composers . 1987 . Books & Music (USA) . 978-0-9617485-2-4.
4. Book: Wier, Albert Ernest . The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians . 1938 . Macmillan.
5. Book: Laurence, Anya . Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900 . 1978 . R. Rosen Press.
6. Web site: Stanford University. Le due amiche . 2022-10-10 . Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford.
7. Web site: Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson, Read free on ReadCentral.com . 2022-10-10 . www.readcentral.com.
8. Book: Stern, Susan. Women Composers: A Handbook . 1978 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-1138-3 . Metuchen, New Jersey. 3844725.
9. Web site: Le due amiche Index to Opera and Ballet Sources Online. 2022-10-10 . atom.lib.byu.edu.
10. Web site: Patricia Chiti: Italian Art Songs of the Romantic Era – Medium High. 2022-10-10 . www.singers.com.
11. Web site: Due amiche. Libretto. Italian . 2022-10-10 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C..
12. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam. Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice . 1980 . G. K. Hall . 0-8161-8498-4 . Boston, Massachusetts. 6815939.