She was born on 15 October 1876 in Vercelli, Piedmont.^[1] was an Italian pianist and composer. She studied piano with Giovanni Sgambati and composition with Alessandro Parisotti at the Conservatory in Rome.^[1] After completing her studies, she toured as a concert pianist in Italy and overseas. She received a gold medal for her piano work Ludentia at the International Competition for Composers at Perugia in 1913.^[2]^[1] Contini Anselmi's fame allowed her a personal reception by Queen Margherita of Italy.^[3]

Contini Anselmi composed more than thirty works, mostly for piano but also eight for orchestra, three for violin and piano. She also composed a ballet, Driadi e satiri (Dryads and Satyrs), and an operetta, La Sponda Magica (The Magic Shore), a fairy opera in three acts.^[3] She published a treatise in 1908 Della tecnica per l’esecuzione della musica sul pianoforte e sua interpretazione (On the technique of performing music on the piano and its interpretation).^[4]

Her death date is unknown, although it is generally agree that she died after 1913.^[1]^[3] Some of her works were performed at the University of Melbourne in 2020.^[4]

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