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A precocious tomboy, early on Rewhd was taught mathematics and ''davr'' 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 ___ at age 10 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 16. | A precocious tomboy, early on Rewhd was taught mathematics and ''davr'' 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 ___ at age 10 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 16. | ||
Around graduation, Sguðitn began to study with composers such as | Around graduation, Sguðitn began to study with composers such as Cosga Siva 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 ''ngams'' and one ''ngamsom'', typically structured in several movements) which she finished at 16. In fT 2252 she participated in the regional composition competition ''Farca Dalóor'', but failed to win the prize. On her second attempt in fT 2255 (at age 19) she won the prize with another entry, ''[some cantata or mini-opera]''. | ||
After winning '' | After winning ''Farca Dalóor'' Sgutsitn returned to the University of ___ as a doctoral student in mathematics, and was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation ''[something about algebraic curves?]'' (fT 2261) under the supervision of Zatsýr Lic. Shortly thereafter, Sgutsitn accepted habilitation in the mathematics department of the University of ___. | ||
==Career== | |||
Sgutsitn corresponded with a number of composers and musicians to exchange ideas about music. Those would inspire her to further develop the music theory at that time. | |||
[Pre-computer logistics?] | |||
==Later life== | ==Later life== | ||