Florica Racovitză-Flondor

Florica Racovitză-Flondor (also Racoviță; 13 November 1897 - 7 February 1983) was a Romanian composer[1] and pianist who composed vocal and instrumental works, including at least five operettas. Some of her works were inspired by Romanian folklore.[2]

Racovitză-Flondor was born in Rogojești, in Austria-Hungary’s Duchy of Bukovina.[3][4] to Maria Ciuntu and Tudor Flondor. Her father was a politician, composer and conductor. She married Brigadier General Aurel Racovitză in 1924[2] and they had two children.

From 1916 to 1924, Racovitză-Flondor studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.[5] Later, she studied composition in Bucharest. Her teachers included Mihail Jora, Eusebius Mandyczewski, Joseph Marx, Emil Sauer, and Richard Stöhr.[6]

Racovitză-Flondor belonged to the American Society of Composer, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).[7] Her compositions were published by Editions Musicales[6] and included:

Operettas

  • Lita the Fish Eater[2]

Organ

Piano

  • From Children’s Life (Suite)[6]
  • Fugues in f minor and G Major[6]
  • Improvisation[6]
  • Prelude and Fugue in c minor[6]
  • Sonata in f minor[6]
  • Song Without Words[6]
  • Source in the Woods[6]
  • Three Intermezzi[6]
  • Three Preludes[6]
  • Three Romanian Dances[6]
  • Three Studies[6]
  • Variations on a Romanian Theme[6]

Vocal

  • Thirty Christmas Carols (harmonized for male voices)[2]

References

  1. ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: a checklist of works for the solo voice. A Reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: G.K. Hall. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Vintu, Carmen (2026-02-06). "Florica (Lealea) Racovitză-Flondor". Jurnal FM (in Romanian). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  3. ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog. Music reference collection. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1.
  4. ^ Ana-Gabriela Drahta, “O dinastie politică bucovineană: familia Flondor”, in Analele Bucovinei, XX, 2 (41), p. – , Bucharest, 2013
  5. ^ Cosma, Viorel (1989). Muzicieni români: Lexicon (in Romanian). Vol. 1. Bucharest: Editura Muzicală. p. 206. LCCN 89204297. Studii la Academia de Muzică și Artă Dramatică din Viena (1916–1924) cu Eusebius Mandyczewski (teorie-solfegiu, istoria muzicii, estetică), Joseph Marx (compoziție) și Emil Sauer (pian). [Studies at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (1916–1924) with Eusebius Mandyczewski (theory-solfeggio, history of music, aesthetics), Joseph Marx (composition), and Emil Sauer (piano)]
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music USA. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  7. ^ Publishers, American Society of Composers, Authors and (1936). List of Members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Affiliated Societies.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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