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Silvia Eisenstein

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Silvia Eisenstein (January 5, 1917 - August 13, 1986) was a Venezuelan composer and pianist of Argentine origin. A native of Buenos Aires, she studied music under Ernesto Drangosch, Esperanza Lothringer, and Jorge de Lalewicz [es; ru; uk; lt; pl]; she then, in 1937, entered the musicology department of the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Argentine Museum, where she researched folklore under Carlos Vega [de; es; ru]. She later settled in Caracas. Her output includes chamber and vocal music, as well as the ballet Supay el diablo of 1950.[1] She died in Caracas.[2]

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  1. ^ Schleifer, M.F.; Galván, G. (2016). Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-8108-8871-5. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. ^ Weinstein, A.E.; de Nasatsky, M.E.G.; Nasatsky, R.B. (1998). Trayectorias musicales judeo-argentinas. Bibliografía temática sobre Judaísmo argentino (in Spanish). Editorial Milá, AMIA. p. 53. ISBN 978-950-9829-93-0. Retrieved 2023-04-15.