Elena Pucić-Sorkočević
Countess Elena Pucić-Sorkočević, also Elena Pozza-Sorgo (c. 1784–1865) was the first female composer in the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik), located in today's southern Croatia.[1] She was born Elena Lujza Ranjina, and married Nikola Lucijan Pucić-Sorkočević (1772–1855). They had two children: Marina, who married Matej Natali and Lucijan Pucić-Sorkočević. After the fall of the Republic, musical performances were mostly held in private houses of the noble families.
Elena was the first female in Croatia whose compositions have been preserved[2] She has a total of 6 completed compositions, one of them in sketches that are kept at the Franciscan monastery in Dubrovnik. [2] Her compositions were not meant for concert works but rather epistles written to loved ones as expressions of her spirit.[2]
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- ^ "Sorkočević". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Katalinić, Vera (2006). "Elena Luisa Ragnina Udata Pozzo Rofo, Ili Elena Pucić- Sorkočević (1784-1865): Intelektualka i Skladatelijica". Arti Musiche: Hrvatski Muzikološki Sbornik. 37: 67–68.
