
Obituary: Composer Carmen Petra Basacopol Dies at 97
Romanian composer, pianist, musicologist, and academic teacher Carmen Petra Basacopol has died at the age of 97. Born on Sept. 5, 1926, to a family of artists. Her mother, Clementina, was a graduate of the Timișoara Municipal Conservatory, and Petra Basacopol studied with her at the age of five. Basacopol went on to receive a diploma during a national music festival {…}