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'''Rewtt Afnín Sguðinn''' (fT 2236 – fT 2316 (aged 80)) was an [[Eevo]] mathematician, composer and music theorist. Among [[Verse:Tricin|Tricians]], she is often regarded as the greatest woman composer and mathematician who ever lived.
'''Segin Þwhgad''' (born fT 2438; aged 37) is a [[Sowaár]]-born [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxoom|Fyxoomian]] composer.
 
==Traits==
*Basically a 20th-century mathematician living in the 18th or 19th century
*Plot-wise she's mainly a plot device, a MacGuffin of sorts for aspirational characters.
*also known for wit
*attractiveness: 6/10; not very feminine at all
*typical outfit?
**"18th-century" "outdoors" outfit - with leather and metal
*Languages: - not a lot of languages, only enough to read most Talman mathematical literature and give lectures
** [[Eevo]] (native speaker)
** [[Koine Netagin]] (non-native speaker)
** [[Old Netagin]] (can read)
 
==Historical backdrop==
===Mathematics===
How much of math have they axiomatized - Set theory or an equivalent axiomatization.
 
Do they have category theory? - No, but they are close to having it.
 
What algebra/number theory/geometry stuff do they know?
 
*Algebra and geometry (pre-university)
*Physics
*Calculus; real and complex analysis (thanks to [[Verse:Aodhàn Càdlàg|Càdlàg]] and [Nail Polish guy X])
*They just got abstract algebra
 
===Music===
What composers had been there? What styles, textures and harmony had they used?


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Sguðinn was born in the city of Flian (in the principality of ___) to a semi-aristocratic background as the third of four children. Her father, ___ Sguðinn, was a mathematics professor in the University of Flian who would compose in his spare time. Her mother, ___ ___, was a socialite, classical ''ngjeoms'' player and music teacher. Her father's father, Sguðinn ___, was an army officer, and her mother's brother, ___ ___, was a ''sjogreo'' player.
Þwhgad was born in the city of 'Onápaam in Sowaárp''í...
 
A precocious tomboy, early on Rewtt was taught mathematics and ''ngjeoms'' by her parents.  She started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. She was to a large extent self-taught in the boarding school math and music curriculum, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries, music to listen to, and instruments to learn to play. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Flian at age 10 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 16.
 
Around graduation, Sguðinn began to study with composers such as Cosca Síomha and to develop a musical language characterized by showy, adventurous harmony. She was also skilled in counterpoint, which was already evident in her first "string quartet" (= piece for three ''ngjeoms'' and one ''ngjeomsam'', typically structured in several movements) which she finished at 16. In fT 2252 she attempted to win the prestigious composition prize ''[prize]'', but failed<!--; her entry was deemed "too abstract for one to judge her capability of expression"-->. 4 On her second attempt in fT 2255 (at age 19) she won the prize with her ''[some cantata or mini-opera]'', marking the first time ''[prize]'' was won by a woman.
 
After winning ''[prize]'' Sguðinn returned to the University of Flian as a doctoral student in mathematics, and was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation ''[something about algebraic curves?]'' (fT 2261) under the supervision of Zatseor Lik. Shortly thereafter, Sguðinn accepted habilitation in the mathematics department of the University of Flian.
 
==Later life==
<!-- In fT 2285 (aged 48) Sguðinn moved to Clofabolocin (by horse and buggy) and became a professor in Semaxan University (''semaxanol savtuprazan''). -->In fT 2300 (aged 63), she retired from her academic career and secluded herself, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in a house in Sŋórán until she died of a stroke in fT 2316 (aged 80).
 
==Compositions==
Sguðinn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Many of her works are chamber music and songs. Her style was described as “constrained composition” by critics, as she often tried to optimize for both economy/efficiency and expressiveness.
 
Sguðinn could only compose at a limited pace during her academic career. Much of her œuvre comes from after she retired; she was quite prolific during this period.
 
(Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Chick Corean – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Varrkkún.)
 
*6 string trios
*12 string quartets
*12 string quintets
 
<!--
*Chamber music (70)
*Solo pieces (32)
*Vocal music
**"Lieder" (34)
**Choral music (25)
*Orchestral music (40)
*One opera
 
Her firsts as a composer:
*Used some rank-2 temperaments for the first time in Talmic music. (Is this realistic before precise pitch measurement/the invention of computers?)
As tuning theorist
* Wrote the treatise Linear Temperaments (Tíogall: [], literally “Vector temperaments”?), formalizing the concept of linear temperaments, as a generalization of JI and some particular examples of temperaments.-->
 
==As music theorist==


==Mathematical output==
Around graduation, Þwhgad began to study with composers. In fT 2255 he participated in the regional composition competition ''Farca Cøøve'' and won first prize.
Sguðinn contributed to algebra, number theory, and algebraic geometry.


Some Grothendieckian stuff?
==Current life and work==
Þwhgad is currently a freelance composer. His main interest is imagining music in fictional cultures. Among the general public he is fairly well-known for his film and video game scores. Þwhgad's most iconic works include his (the sci-fi musical drama).


Analytic number theory?
Þwhgad runs a blog on music and composition.


Theorems she is responsible for:
==Discography==
[Outsourcing.]
*An opera is based on ''Dobot'och'', a popular sci-fi series about a sentient race with a biological caste system. (premise stolen from Amenta)
*An opera based on the life of a fictional Ramanujan figure.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
A lesbian, Sguðinn never married a man or had children. She had a handful of female lovers.
Þwhgad currently lives with Mavor Heðrys, an artist and architect.


[[Category:Clotricin]][[Category:Historical figures]]
[[Category:Tricin]][[Category:Composers]]
[[Category:Fyxoomians]]

Latest revision as of 19:47, 25 January 2023

Segin Þwhgad (born fT 2438; aged 37) is a Sowaár-born Fyxoomian composer.

Early life and education

Þwhgad was born in the city of 'Onápaam in Sowaárpí...

Around graduation, Þwhgad began to study with composers. In fT 2255 he participated in the regional composition competition Farca Cøøve and won first prize.

Current life and work

Þwhgad is currently a freelance composer. His main interest is imagining music in fictional cultures. Among the general public he is fairly well-known for his film and video game scores. Þwhgad's most iconic works include his (the sci-fi musical drama).

Þwhgad runs a blog on music and composition.

Discography

[Outsourcing.]

  • An opera is based on Dobot'och, a popular sci-fi series about a sentient race with a biological caste system. (premise stolen from Amenta)
  • An opera based on the life of a fictional Ramanujan figure.

Personal life

Þwhgad currently lives with Mavor Heðrys, an artist and architect.

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