Anna Renfer
Swiss composer
About Anna Renfer
Lived 1896 – 1984 (aged 87–88). Anna Renfer was a Swiss.
Anna Margaretha Spoerri Renfer (1896-1984) was a Swiss composer who wrote music for cello, piano, and voice.
Renfer was born in Biel/Bienne. She studied piano as a child, then attended the Bern Conservatory, the University of Bern, the Conservatory of Bienne, and studied privately in Gstaad. Her teachers included Adrian Aeschbacher, Edwin Fischer, Ernst Levy, Josef Pembauer, Hermann Scherchen, and Rudolf Serkin.
Renfer's music was published by Hug (today Gebrüder Hug & Co.) Her compositions included:
Chamber
Sonata in c minor (cello and piano)
Piano
Studies for the Left Hand
Vocal
44 Songs “Bridal song for High Voice” Eight Songs for Soprano Sacred Chants (a cappella and for chorus; text by Josef Reinhart)
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Who was Anna Renfer?
Swiss composer
When was Anna Renfer born?
Anna Renfer was born in 1896.
When did Anna Renfer die?
Anna Renfer died in 1984.
What nationality was Anna Renfer?
Anna Renfer was Swiss.
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