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Clotilde Rosa was born in Queluz, Portugal, and began piano lessons at age ten with Ivone Santos.
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She also began harp lessons at the age of twelve under Cecilia Borba at the Lisbon Conservatory. She continued her harp studies with several scholarships in Amsterdam with Phia Berghout, in Paris with Jacqueline Borot and in Cologne with Hans Zingel. After completing her studies, she worked as a harp soloist with various orchestras and ensembles.
In 1970 Rosa co-founded the Lisbon Contemporary Music Group (GMCL) with composer Jorge Peixinho, which performed contemporary music in Portugal, Brazil and Europe.
She studied at the Darmstadt Summer Courses for three years and developed an interest in composition. She teaches harp at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music and continues work as a composer.
