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Reocht Afnín Ħajád "Sabaí" Scúdhainn (English: /roʊkt æf'niːn haɪ'jɑːd ˈskuːðɨn/ or /... 'sku:dɨn/; born: fT 2236, died: fT 2313 (aged 76) - 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
• appearance/presentation-wise, not the most conventionally attractive or feminine but v dapper
• Languages:
  • Tíogall (native speaker)
  • Clofabosin (non-native speaker)
  • Koine Netagin (non-native speaker)
  • Old Netagin (can read)

Historical backdrop

Mathematics

How much of math have they axiomatized?

Do they have category theory?

What algebra/number theory/geometry stuff do they know?

Music

What composers had been there? What styles, textures and harmony had they used?

Early life and education

Scúdhainn was born in the city of Óc Eo to a semi-aristocratic background as the third of four children. 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 music teacher. Her father's father, Tafágh Scúdhainn, was an army officer, and her mother's brother, Lothair Brinne, was a seomhoidhre player.

A precocious tomboy, early on Reocht was taught mathematics and ŋamas by her parents. She 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 harmony. 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 fT 2253 she attempted to win the prestigious composition prize Farcadh Dalóra, but she failed. On her second attempt in fT 2256 (at age 20) she won the prize with her String Quintet No. 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 [something about algebraic curves?] (fT 2261) under the supervision of Líoc Dairsúŋán. Shortly thereafter, Scúdhainn accepted professorship in the mathematics department of the University of Óc Eo.

Later life

In fT 2285 (aged 48) Scúdhainn moved to Clofabolocin (by horse and buggy) and became a professor in Semaxan University (semaxanol savtuprazan). In fT 2300 (aged 63), she retired from her academic career and returned to Neoibhir, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in seclusion in a house in Tólarán until she died of a stroke in fT 2313 (aged 76).

Compositions

Scúdhainn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Her style was described as “constrained composition” by critics, as she often tried to optimize for both economy/efficiency and expressiveness.

Scúdhainn's later works made use of her new ideas in music theory.

(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
• 6 string trios
• 12 string quartets
• 12 string quintets

Mathematical output

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

Personal life

A lesbian, Scúdhainn never married a man or had children. Owing to her temperament (no pun intended) and superficial charm, her relationships were many but typically short-lived. Her lovers included [insert some artists, writers, scientists here].