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{{Short description|Romanian composer (1927–2016)}}
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'''Pascal Bentoiu''' (22 April 1927 – 21 February 2016) was a [[Romania]]n [[modernist]] [[composer]].

== Life and career ==
Bentoiu studied [[harmony]], [[counterpoint]] and [[Musical composition|composition]] with [[Mihail Jora]] and piano with [[Theophil Demetriescu]]. He spent three years researching the [[rhythm]] and [[harmony]] of [[Music of Romania#Traditional music|Romanian folk music]] at the [[Bucharest]] Folklore Institute and then began composing for the stage. His [[opera]]s are written with dramatic flair and make use of a variety of elements, including folksong, tape, serialism and [[diatonic]] qualities. His instrumental and orchestral works also contain a variety of contemporary techniques, and Bentoiu's work is characterized by its color and lyricism.

He has edited the sketches of the [[Symphony No. 4 (Enescu)|Fourth]] (1934) and [[Symphony No. 5 (Enescu)|Fifth]] (1941) Symphonies of [[Georges Enescu]] into shape for performance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dickerson|first=Evan|accessdate=2007-11-02|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/May05/Enescu_part1.htm|date=May 2005|title=George Enescu Part I|publisher=MusicWeb}}</ref> (There is a recording of both realizations from a 1998 festival.)

In 1949, he married [[Annie Bentoiu|Annie Deculescu]].

Bentoiu died in Bucharest on 21 February 2016 at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cultural.bzi.ro/compozitorul-pascal-bentoiu-a-murit-la-varsta-de-88-de-ani-40984 |title=Compozitorul Pascal Bentoiu a murit la varsta de 88 de ani |website=Cultural.bzi.ro |date= 17 June 2003|accessdate=2016-02-24}}</ref>

== Compositions ==
=== Orchestral ===
* Symphony nr. 1, op.16 (1965)
* Symphony nr. 2, op.20 (1974)
* Symphony nr. 3, op.22 (1976)
* Symphony nr. 4, op.25 (1978)
* Symphony nr. 5, op.26 (1979)
* Symphony nr. 6 "Culori”, op.28 (1985)
* Symphony nr. 7 "Volume”, op.29 (1986)
* Symphony nr. 8 "Imagini”, op.30 (1987)
* "Eminesciana III", Orchestra Concerto, op. 23 (1976)
* Symphonic Poem "Luceafărul”, op. 7, on [[Mihai Eminescu]] (1957)
* Symphonic Suite "Images from Bucharest”, op. 10 (1959)
* "Ardelenească" Suite, op. 6 (1955)
* Concert Ouverture, op. 2 (1948)
* Piano Concerto nr. 1, op. 5 (1954)
* Piano Concerto nr. 2, op. 12 (1960)
* Violin Concerto, op. 9 (1958)
* Cello Concerto, op. 31 (1989)

=== Theatre ===
* [[Nunta lui Figaro]] (Beaumarchais)
* [[Fântâna Blanduziei]] (Alecsandri)
* [[Femeia îndărătnică]] (Shakespeare); de același author ''Doi domni din Verona'', ''Romeo și Julieta'', ''Poveste de iarnă'', ''Hamlet'', ''Visul unei nopți de vară''
precum și pentru alte piese, de alți autori ([[Eschil]], [[Euripide]], Camus, Rostand ș.a.)

=== Chamber music ===
* Piano Sonata, op. 1 (1947, rev. in 1957)
* Piano and Violin Sonata op. 14 (1962)
* String Quartet nr. 1, op. 3 (1953)
* String Quartet nr. 2 „al consonanțelor”, op. 19, (1973)
* String Quartet nr. 3, op. 27a (1981)
* String Quartet nr. 4, op. 27b (1981)
* String Quartet nr. 5, op. 27c (1982)
* String Quartet nr. 6, op. 27d (1982)

=== Songs ===
* „Patru cântece pe versuri de [[Ștefan Octavian Iosif|Șt.O. Iosif]]”, op. 4 (1953)
* Trei sonete ([[Mihai Eminescu]]), op. 8 (1958)
* Cinci cântece ([[Nina Cassian]]), op. 11 (1959)
* Patru cântece ([[Mihai Beniuc]]), op. 13 (1961)
* „Flăcări negre” ([[Alexandru Miran]]), op. 21 (1974)
* „Incandescențe” ([[Alexandru Miran]]), op. 24 (1977)
* „Gelozie” ([[George Topîrceanu]])

== Writings ==
* ''Imagine și sens'' (1971, ed. 2/1973, French version 1979)
* ''Deschideri spre lumea muzicii '' (1973)
* ''Gândirea muzicală'' (1975)
* ''Capodopere enesciene'' (1984), English translation by Lory Wallfisch, as ''Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis'' (2010)
* ''Breviar enescian'' (2005)
* ''Opt simfonii și un poem'' (2007)

== References ==
* Cosma, V. (2005). ''Enciclopedia muzicii românești'', vol. 1 (A-B). București: Ed. „Arc 2000”.
* Bentoiu, P. (2007). ''Opt simfonii și un poem''. București: Ed. Universității Naționale de Muzică.
* Radu, S. (2008). ''În jurul lui Pascal Bentoiu''. vol.1 Sonatele cu pian, vol.2 Liedurile, București: Ed. Universității Naționale de Muzică.
* Manoleanu, R. (2008). ''Paradigme ludice în muzica românească''. București: Ed. Universității Naționale de Muzică.
* Rotărescu, E. (2010). ''Creația concertantă a lui Pascal Bentoiu'', București: Ed. Universității Naționale de Muzică.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ucmr.org.ro/scripts/pagini.pl?pag=1483&mod=&opt=A&set_lang=en Biographical data from UCMR (Romanian Union of Composers and Musicologists)]

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