Uruguay mourns composer, 83
RIPThe highly respected composer, pianist and conductor Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet has died in Montevideo.
She had a high profile on television and used her time there promoting younger composers.
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A sympathetic and enthusiastic lady, and probably an effective advocate of sound art. But the piano was built for quite different use. For instance, it has a keyboard, hammers, and even a whole repertoire to be performed on the keys, which has taken some 2 centuries to develop. There are books about it.