Marie Schauff (fl. 1799-1844) was a German composer of harpsichord and vocal music.[1] She studied piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849)[2] and set poems by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-1850) to music.[3] Her works were published by Anton Diabelli & Company (1824-1858).[4] They are archived in the Osterreichische Nationalbibliotek in Vienna,[5] and include:

Harpsichord edit

  • Variazioni per il clavicembalo (harpsichord)[4] 1799

Vocal edit

  • “Die Kraft im Gebeth”[6]
  • “Gedichte von Lenau” opus 3 (text by Nikolaus Lenau)[4] 1844
  • “Lust und Schmerz”[3] 1842
  • “Sehnsucht” opus 2[3] 1842

References edit

  1. ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
  2. ^ The Harmonicon. W. Pinnock. 1826.
  3. ^ a b c "Hofmeister XIX". hofmeister.rhul.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. ^ a b c Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA Inc. p. 620. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
  5. ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. p. 64. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
  6. ^ Hughes, Melanie. "LibGuides: Ars Femina Archive: Scores". libguides.ius.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-20.