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Sabúra Afnín Ħajád "Sabaí" Scúdhainn (English: /sə'bʊərə æf'ni:n haɪ'jɑ:d ˈskuːðɨn/ or /... 'sku:dɨn/; born: fT 2236, died: fT 2303 (aged 67) - Modern Tíogall has been established as a major language by the time Scúdhainn was born) was a Tíogall-speaking mathematician, composer and music theorist. Among Clotricians, she is often regarded as the greatest woman composer and mathematician who ever lived.

Traits

• funny and charismatic but is a bit of a jerk
• harsh grader as a professor
• not the most conventionally attractive
• Languages:
  • Tíogall (native speaker)
  • Clofabosin (non-native speaker)
  • Koine Netagin (non-native speaker)
  • Old Netagin (read)

Early life and education

Scúdhainn was born in the city of Óc Eo to a semi-aristocratic background. Her father, Fúnchíd Scúdhainn, was a mathematics professor in the University of Óc Eo who composed in his spare time. Her mother, Osraí Brinne, was a socialite, classical ŋamas player and teacher. Her father's brother, Lothair Scúdhainn, was a seobhoidhre player.

A precocious tomboy, early on she was taught mathematics and ŋamas by her parents. Scúdhainn started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. She was to a large extent self-taught in the boarding school math and music curriculum, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries, music to listen to, and instruments to learn to play. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Óc Eo at age 11 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 17.

Around graduation, Scúdhainn began to study with composers such as Cosca Síomha and to develop a musical language characterized by showy, adventurous harmonic progressions and complex chords. She was also skilled in counterpoint, which was already evident in her first "string quartet" (= piece for three ŋamsa and one ŋamsám, typically structured in several movements) which she finished at 17. In the year 2253 she attempted to win the prestigious composition prize Farcadh Dalóra, but she failed. On her second attempt in the year fT 2256 (at age 20) she won the prize with her piece [Piece_1], marking the first time Farcadh Dalóra was won by a woman.

After winning Farcadh Dalóra Scúdhainn reentered education at the University of Óc Eo as a doctoral student in mathematics, and was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation [Dissertation] (fT 2261) under the supervision of Líoc Dairsúŋán. Shortly thereafter, Scúdhainn accepted professorship in the mathematics department of the University of Óc Eo.

Compositions

Scúdhainn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Many of them were described as “conceptual” or “constrained composition” by her contemporaries. Dense counterpoint is also not uncommon.

(Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Tíogall – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Netagin.)

• 9 Xaetjeon Dances
• 13 string quartets

Mathematical output

Scúdhainn contributed to algebra, number theory, and algebraic geometry.

Personal life

A lesbian, Scúdhainn never married a man or had children. Her relationships were many but short-lived, owing to her superficial charm.