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==Compositions== | ==Compositions== | ||
Sguðitn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 150 works in total. Many of her works are chamber music and songs. Her style is often described as “constrained composition” by critics, as she often tried to optimize for both economy/efficiency and expressiveness. | Sguðitn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 150 works in total. Many of her works are chamber music and songs. <!--Her style is often described as “constrained composition” by critics, as she often tried to optimize for both economy/efficiency and expressiveness-->. | ||
Sguðitn 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. | Sguðitn 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 | (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.) | ||
Sguðitn authored a classic textbook on regular temperaments, though she herself did not invent the notion. | |||
==Mathematical output== | ==Mathematical output== |
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