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Anna Margaretha Spoerri Renfer (1896-1984) was a Swiss composer[1] who wrote music for cello, piano, and voice.[2]

Renfer was born in Biel/Bienne. She studied piano as a child, then attended the Bern Conservatory,[3] the University of Bern, the Conservatory of Bienne, and studied privately in Gstaad. Her teachers included Adrian Aeschbacher, Edwin Fischer, Ernst Levy, Josef Pembauer, Hermann Scherchen, and Rudolf Serkin.[4]

Renfer's music was published by Hug (today Gebrüder Hug & Co.)[5] Her compositions included:

Chamber

• Sonata in c minor (cello and piano)[6]

Piano

• Studies for the Left Hand[7][8]

Vocal

• 44 Songs[9]
• “Bridal song for High Voice”[10]
• Eight Songs for Soprano[11]
• Sacred Chants (a cappella and for chorus; text by Josef Reinhart)[12]

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