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Born [[Veretia Mocke]] in  Benoni on 13 September 1938 Music teacher and composer of children's music.
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==Biography==
  
Had tuition in both singing and pianoforte before she became a student of Pieter de Villiers.
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Born [[Veretia Mocke]] in Benoni on 13 September 1938. Music teacher and composer of children's music.  
  
Composed and wrote the libretto and lyrics of ''[[Die Goue Toorstokkie]]'', published as a [[DALRO Playscript]] in 1973/1974; ''[[Bim,die stoute beertjie]]'' (1975) and ''[[Blou,blou waar is jy nou?]]'' (1975)
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Had tuition in both singing and pianoforte before she became a student of [[Pieter de Villiers]].
  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
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Harvey composed a number of operettas. These include:
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* ''[[Klasie die vlakhasie]]'' (1961)
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* ''[[Die onvoltooide aria]]'' (1962)
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* ''[[Alleen in die wêreld]]'' (1963)
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* ''[[Die Goue Toorstokkie]]'', published as a [[DALRO Playscript]] (1973/1974)
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* ''[[Bim, die stoute beertjie]]'' (1975)
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* ''[[Blou, blou waar is jy nou?]]'' (1975)
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* ''[[Moffie Muis]]'' (1980)
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And the following (dates unknown):
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* ''[[Die troue in die poppekas]]''
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* ''[[Paddastrofes of Strandrots]]''
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* ''[[Lindie se wens]]''
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* ''[[Jan Wappies]]''
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==Sources==
  
 
[[Jacques P. Malan]]. 1974. ''The South African Music Encyclopedia'' (J-O), [[Oxford University Press]]: page 247. [https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/South_African_Music_Encyclopedia_J_O/CNRHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Veretia+Harvey&dq=Veretia+Harvey&printsec=frontcover]
 
[[Jacques P. Malan]]. 1974. ''The South African Music Encyclopedia'' (J-O), [[Oxford University Press]]: page 247. [https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/South_African_Music_Encyclopedia_J_O/CNRHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Veretia+Harvey&dq=Veretia+Harvey&printsec=frontcover]
  
 
file:///C:/Users/satj/Downloads/FZ_Van_Der_Merwe_Volume_3%20(1).pdf
 
file:///C:/Users/satj/Downloads/FZ_Van_Der_Merwe_Volume_3%20(1).pdf
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[[Hilde Roos]]. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. [[Stellenbosch University]].
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 18 June 2025

Veretia Harvey (néé Mocke) (1938-) Speech and music teacher, playwright and composer of children's music.

Being written

Biography

Born Veretia Mocke in Benoni on 13 September 1938. Music teacher and composer of children's music.

Had tuition in both singing and pianoforte before she became a student of Pieter de Villiers.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Harvey composed a number of operettas. These include:

And the following (dates unknown):

Sources

Jacques P. Malan. 1974. The South African Music Encyclopedia (J-O), Oxford University Press: page 247. [1]

file:///C:/Users/satj/Downloads/FZ_Van_Der_Merwe_Volume_3%20(1).pdf

Hilde Roos. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. Stellenbosch University.

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