Maria Chefaliady-Taban
Maria Chefaliady-Taban was a Romanian pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in Iaşi and studied at the Iaşi Conservatory with Anetta Boscoff. She continued her studies from 1883-85 in Vienna with Joseph Dachs and Joseph Hellmesberger at the Akademie fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst.
After completing her studies, Chefaliady-Taban performed as a concert pianist and later became a singing teacher in Iasi and Bucharest. She died in Bucharest.Works
Chefaliady-Taban incorporated folk-lore into her compositions. Selected works include:
- Hora carturarului Urechia choral work
- Imnul studentilor universitari romani
- Atit de frageda
- O, ramii
