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'''Rjoht Avnin Skéucis''' ([[Anbirese]]: /rjoht avnin skʉtsis/, /nj-/, /j-/; fT 1136 – fT 1200 (aged 64)) was an [[Verse:Tricin/Anbir|Anbirese]] composer and music theorist<!-- and essayist--> of the late Classical and early Romantic period.

** [[Anbirese]] (native speaker)

** [[Skellan]]

Skéucis was born in the city of Flijeon, [[Verse:Tricin/Anbir|Anbir]] to a family of Swuntsim descent as the second of three children. Her father was the physicist and composer Avnin Axew, who was professor of physics in the University of Hirangnal. Her mother, Hvava Skéucis (adapted from Talman Swuntsim ''Scütsis''), was a ''ðavr'' player and music teacher (she was also a composer). Her mother's brother, Mugiv Chətσüde, was a ''jogóm'' player.

A child prodigy, Skéucis was taught the ''ðavr'' and math from a young age. She once rediscovered just intonation cross-sets from looking at a multiplication table. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Hiravnol in math at age 10 by taking an entrance exam. She was an exceptionally gifted student and graduated in mathematics and music with honors at age 16 (fT 2052).  

After graduating, Skéucis studied composition and instrumentation with [Anbirese composer]. At this time she began corresponding with a number of Anbirese and Rhythoed composers, musicians and theorists to exchange ideas about music. Much of her theoretical work took place within these letters.<!--

In fT 1156 Skéucis returned as a doctoral student in mathematics to University of Fljeon, where she specialized in combinatorics and number theory. Under the supervision of Esngoa rith Mnang, Skéucis was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation in fT 1161.-->

Later in life Skéucis made a living performing, conducting and selling her compositions. She published her treatise for the first time in fT 1166.

In fT 1190, Skéucis retired from her academic post and secluded herself, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in a house in Sŋoran until she died of a stroke in fT 1200.

In earlier work, Skéucis used classical-style JI scales, including larger cross sets, and some scales of her own invention. However, later she gravitated more and more towards free JI, since she found fixed scales too restrictive for her purposes. Skéucis often worked in the ambient space of marvel temperament.

Skéucis also dabbled in poetry and set some of her own poems to choral works and art songs, in addition to poetry by such writers as Grouid and Jopah.

Skéucis's music theory was concerned with constructing various JI scales and approximating JI as well as possible while introducing flexibility.

A lesbian, Skéucis never had children. She had a few female lovers throughout her life.

*Osri Skéucis (older sister) - music teacher

*Yzih Skéucis (younger sister)

Skéucis was a vegetarian.  

Skéucis was not very politically active - however, she seems to have been less nationalistic and more universalistic than earlier Anbirese composers, at least in her earlier years. She was generally pro-industrialization and pro-democracy.