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| '''Sabúra Afnín Ħajád Scúdhainn''' (English: /sə'bʊərə æf'ni:n haɪ'jɑ:d ˈskuːðɨn/ or /... 'sku:dɨn/; born: fT 2236, died: fT 2303 (aged 67) - Modern Tíogall has been established as a major language by the time Scúdhainn was born) was a Tíogall-speaking mathematician, composer and music theorist. Among Clotricians, 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. |
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| ==Traits==
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| *funny and charismatic but is a bit of a jerk/spoiled brat
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| *quite judgmental on others not being as smart or high status as her
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| *very abrasive
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| *harsh grader as a professor
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| *not the most conventionally attractive
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| *Languages:
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| ** [[Tíogall]] (native speaker)
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| ** [[Clofabosin]] (non-native speaker)
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| ** [[Koine Netagin]] (non-native speaker)
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| ** [[Old Netagin]] (read)
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| ==Early life and education== | | ==Early life and education== |
| Scúdhainn was born in the city of Óc Eo to a semi-aristocratic background. Her father, Fúnchíd Scúdhainn, was a mathematics professor in the University of Óc Eo who composed in his spare time. Her mother, Osraí Brinne, was a socialite, classical ''ŋamas'' player and teacher. Her father's brother, Lothair Scúdhainn, was a renowned ''seobhoidhre'' player.
| | Þwhgad was born in the city of 'Onápaam in Sowaárp''í... |
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| A precocious tomboy, early on she was taught mathematics and ''ŋamas'' by her parents. Scúdhainn started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. She was sent to boarding school but she found the coursework boring and stilting. She was to a large extent self-taught, 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 Óc Eo at age 11 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics and music at age 17.
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| After graduation, Scúdhainn studied with composers such as Cobhar Síomha and developed a musical language characterized by showy, adventurous harmonic progressions and complex chords. She was also skilled in counterpoint, which was already evident in her first "string quartet" (a piece for three ''ŋamsa'' and one ''ŋamsám'') which she finished at 17. At age 20, she won the prestigious composition prize [Composition_Prize_1] for the year fT 2256 with her piece [Piece_1], the first time [Composition_Prize_1] was won by a woman.
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| After winning [Composition_Prize_1] Scúdhainn reentered education at the University of Óc Eo as a doctoral student in mathematics, and was awarded a doctorate her dissertation ''[Dissertation]'' (fT 2261) under the supervision of [[Verse:Líoc Dairsúŋán|Líoc Dairsúŋán]].
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| ==Later life==
| | Around graduation, Þwhgad began to study with composers. In fT 2255 he participated in the regional composition competition ''Farca Cøøve'' and won first prize. |
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| ==Compositions== | | ==Current life and work== |
| Scúdhainn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Many of them were described as “conceptual” or “constrained composition” by her contemporaries. Dense counterpoint is also not uncommon. However, she also took a liking to folk-like themes.
| | 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). |
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| (Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Tíogall – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Netagin.)
| | Þwhgad runs a blog on music and composition. |
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| *''9 [[Xaetjeon]] Dances''
| | ==Discography== |
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| Her later, most characteristic style was based on synthesis of all of these elements.
| | *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) |
| *Chamber music (40)
| | *An opera based on the life of a fictional Ramanujan figure. |
| *Solo pieces (32)
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| *Vocal music
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| **''Foscúgáil'' (64)
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| **Choral music (20)
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| *Orchestral music (20)
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| *One opera | |
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| Her firsts as a composer:
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| *Used some rank-2 temperaments for the first time in Talmic music. (Is this realistic before precise pitch measurement/the invention of computers?)
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| As tuning theorist
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| * 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.-->
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| ==Personal life== | | ==Personal life== |
| Scúdhainn was a lesbian and never married a man or had children. Her relationships were many but short-lived.
| | Þwhgad currently lives with Mavor Heðrys, an artist and architect. |
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| [[Category:Clotricin]][[Category:Historical figures]] | | [[Category:Tricin]][[Category:Composers]] |
| | [[Category:Fyxoomians]] |