Biography: Marcial Adalid Y Gurréa, Marcin Leopolita, Marcin Mielczewski, Marco Da Gagliano, Marco Enrico Bossi, Marco Paulo, Marco Uccelini, Marden Abadi, Margaret Leng Tan, Margaret Parkins,

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Marcial Adalid Y Gurréa Biography, Photos, Pictures

Adalid y Gurrea was a composer for the piano who is credited with studying under Moscheles and possibly with Chopin in Paris He composed an opera entitled “Inese e Bianca” which was not staged his piano works being of much greater import

Marcin Leopolita Biography, Photos, Pictures

Leopolita may have been a student at Krakow University and was a composer of songs in 1560 for King Sigismund August’s court Few extant works exist; they include “Missa Paschalis,” four five-part motets, two different masses “Missa Rorate” and “Missa de Resurrectione,” and two voices of a fifth motet

Marcin Mielczewski Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mielczewski is first mentioned in 1638 as a court musician in Warsaw He was probably already active there as the court composer and was possibly active in the chapel of Lowicz before coming to Warsaw

Marco Da Gagliano Biography, Photos, Pictures

”Dafne” was perhaps the best known composition of this Florentine composer He was the master of the chapel in the Medici court from 1609 until his death approximately 35 years later

Marco Enrico Bossi Biography, Photos, Pictures

Bossi came from a family of organists and received his early training from his father, Pietro Bossi He later studied at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna and the Milan Conservatory

Portuguese pop star Marco Paulo was born Simão João da Silva in the city of Mourao He began singing at the young age of six, performing publicly by age 12 Simão João’s father being a financier, his artistic aspirations met with much resistance, and it was not long before he had to sneak out of the house to sing at parties and gatherings in town

Marco Uccelini Biography, Photos, Pictures

This Italian composer held two major positions during his life They included choir master for the Este court at the cathedral in Modena after his settlement there (he was the instrumental director initially) and a similar position with the Farnese court in Parma

Marden Abadi Biography, Photos, Pictures

A classically trained pianist, Marden Abadi’s one venture thus far into popular music was a fine 1978 album for the SQN label on which he explored ten Scott Joplin songs

Margaret Leng Tan Biography, Photos, Pictures

Margaret Leng Tan has established herself as a major force within the American avant-garde — a highly visible, talented, and visionary pianist whose work sidesteps perceived artificial boundaries within the usual concert experience and creates a new level of communication with listeners

Margaret Parkins Biography, Photos, Pictures

Cellist Margaret Parkins has played with many of NYC’s top downtown creative scene musicians Originally from a musical family in Michigan — sisters Sara and Andrea and cousin Zeena are all professional musicians, too — Parkins received her bachelor’s degree from Eastman Conservatory, and went on to get her doctorate from State University of New York at Stony Brook

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