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'''Rewhd Sgutsitn''' ([rɛwht ˈskytsitɬ] fT 2236 – fT 2316 (aged 80)) was an [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxám|Fyxámian]] composer and mathematician.

 

** [[Eevo]] (native speaker)

** [[Sfətsiv]] (knows a little, her grandparents spoke it)

** [[Windermere]] (non-native speaker)

 

 

 

 

*Calculus; real and complex analysis (thanks to [[Verse:Aodhàn Càdlàg|Càdlàg]] and [Nail Polish guy X])

 

Sgutsitn was born in the city of [...] in Fyxám to a well-off family of Adutsib descent as the second of four children. Before they moved to Fyxám, her father, ____  ___, was chair of mathematics in the University of Flian who composed in his spare time. Her mother, ___ ___, was a classical ''ŋams'' player and music teacher. Her mother's brother, ___ ___, was a ''sewøðr'' player.

 

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 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 composition competition ''Farca Dalóor'', but failed to win the prize. Three years later (fT 2255), on her second attempt she won the prize with another entry, ''[some cantata or mini-opera]''.

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 ___.

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.

 

==Later life==

<!-- In fT 2285 (aged 48) Sguðitn 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 Sŋooron until she died of a stroke in fT 2316 (aged 80).

 

 

Sgutsitn could only compose at a limited pace during her academic career. Much of her œuvre comes from after she retired and was only published after her death.

 

(Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Eevo – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Windermere.)

 

Sgutsitn's works often use regular temperaments, in addition to works that use just intonation as in traditional Etalocian music. She also authored a classic textbook on regular temperaments, though she herself did not invent the notion.

 

Sgutsitn contributed to number theory, algebraic geometry and algebraic topology. (10 bullet points max)

 

 

A lesbian, Sgutsitn never married a man or had children. She had a handful of female lovers.

 

*Yzich Sguðitn (younger sister) - an artist

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