is ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 8 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Roman ian ▁viol in ist , ▁music ▁educ ator , ▁conduct or , ▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁Life ▁C lem ensa ▁Bar ber is ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁I a ş i ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁improv ise ▁on ▁the ▁piano ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁When ▁an ▁a unt ▁trans cribed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pieces , ▁composer ▁George ▁En es cu ▁recommended ▁that ▁Bar ber is ▁take ▁theory ▁less ons . ▁She ▁studied ▁with ▁Italian ▁profess ors ▁in ▁I a ş i ▁and ▁later ▁studied ▁viol in , ▁voice , ▁and ▁composition ▁at ▁the ▁George ▁En es cu ▁Conserv atory . ▁ ▁Bar ber is ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁She ▁married ▁a ▁phys ician ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁which ▁she ▁left ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁so ▁she ▁could ▁continue ▁her ▁studies ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Roman ia ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁took ▁professional ▁employ ment , ▁but ▁later ▁continued ▁her ▁studies ▁in ▁Paris ▁during ▁three ▁sessions , ▁studying ▁voice , ▁conduct ing , ▁opera , ▁composition ▁and ▁orch estr ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁she ▁also ▁studied ▁voice ▁briefly ▁in ▁Vienna ▁with ▁Max ▁Reg er . ▁ ▁Her ▁opera ▁were ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Buch ar est ▁opera ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Opera ▁Company ▁of ▁I a ş i . ▁ ▁Her ▁music ▁was ▁also ▁recorded ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Roman ian ▁Television ▁( R TV ). ▁ ▁Works ▁Bar