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Florentina Mallá

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Florentina Mallá
Born14 July 1891
Died7 June 1973
Prague, Czech Republis
NationalityCzech
Alma materPrague Conservatory
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist

Florentina Mallá (14 July 1891 – 7 June 1973) was a Czechoslovak composer and pianist. She studied piano with Josef Jiránek at the Prague Conservatory. After graduating in 1913, she studied composition privately with Vítězslav Novák. She stopped composing during the communist years. Her works include didactic piano compositions, a sonatina and preludium for piano and about fifty songs. She died in Prague.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Women in Czech music". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (Digitized online by Google Books). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 10 January 2011.